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Blinken says Israel has accepted US-backed proposal for a cease-fire, calls on Hamas to do same
NY Post ^ | 08/19/2024 | Associated Press

Posted on 08/19/2024 10:49:13 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

TEL AVIV, Israel — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday that Israel has accepted a proposal to bridge differences holding up a cease-fire and hostage release in Gaza, and he called on Hamas to do the same, without saying whether it had addressed concerns cited by the militant group.

Blinken spoke after holding a 2 1/2 hour meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier in the day, and was expected to travel to Egypt on Tuesday. The United States, Egypt and Qatar have spent months trying to broker an agreement, with the talks repeatedly stalling.

He did not say whether the so-called bridging proposal addressed Israel’s demands for control over two strategic corridors inside Gaza, which Hamas has said is a nonstarter, or other issues that have long bedeviled the negotiations.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: blinken; ceasefire; hamas; israel
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The devil is in the details
1 posted on 08/19/2024 10:49:13 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Silly Blinkie, the way to achieve a cease fire is to kill every Hamasser.


2 posted on 08/19/2024 10:52:06 AM PDT by budj (Combat vet, second of three generations.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

desperate attempt to throw cold water on the maniacs marching toward the DNC convention in Chicago.


3 posted on 08/19/2024 10:52:36 AM PDT by JonPreston ( ✌ ☮️ )
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To: ChicagoConservative27

The hostage release is holding things up, how many of the 115 remaining hostages will be released in good health, that’s what Hamas is worried about.


4 posted on 08/19/2024 10:53:43 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Rabshakeh Blinken needs a helicopter ride.


5 posted on 08/19/2024 10:54:32 AM PDT by jjotto ( Blessed are You LORD, who crushes enemies and subdues the wicked.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

F a bunch of ceasefire BS...


6 posted on 08/19/2024 10:54:46 AM PDT by Democrat = party of treason
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Reality: Israel will acknowledge and Iran will do what they have wanted to do since the revolution. The Jihad Junta will allow them to do it, why? The Jihad Junta is commanded by the Mullahs.


7 posted on 08/19/2024 10:55:37 AM PDT by Shady (The Force of Liberty must prevail for the sake of our Children and Grandchildren...)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

No cease-fire!

Obliterate Hamas!


8 posted on 08/19/2024 10:58:08 AM PDT by Honorary Serb
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Meanwhile looks like hezbollah arms depot went bye bye
Multiple rockets launching afterwards

Video
Israeli Air Force Targets Hezbollah Targets in the Beqaa Valley of Eastern Lebanon
https://rumble.com/v5bkq9o-israeli-air-force-targets-hezbollah-targets-in-the-beqaa-valley-of-eastern-.html


9 posted on 08/19/2024 10:59:43 AM PDT by janetjanet998 (Legacy media including youtube are the enemy of the people and must die)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Wonder when Biden will be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.


10 posted on 08/19/2024 11:04:22 AM PDT by hanamizu ( )
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Yawn.....

Doesn’t Blinken say this just about every other week? He’s just saying it today, so they can report at the DNC that Biden has just brokered a deal for a cease-fire.

And the MSM will run with it, as if it is true.


11 posted on 08/19/2024 11:12:51 AM PDT by NEMDF
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Blinken probably threatened Israel with arms and ammunition cuts.


12 posted on 08/19/2024 11:18:29 AM PDT by elpadre
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I’ll wait until I hear it from Netanyahu’s mouth.


13 posted on 08/19/2024 11:35:35 AM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: budj

“Silly Blinkie, the way to achieve a cease fire is to kill every Hamasser.”

I could not have said it better myself.


14 posted on 08/19/2024 11:39:06 AM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Does the cease fire include Hezbollah, Syria, and Iran ? Nope.


15 posted on 08/19/2024 11:39:13 AM PDT by wardamneagle
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To: NEMDF

The timing is very suspect.

Blinken is probably following orders to say what makes the party look good.


16 posted on 08/19/2024 11:41:13 AM PDT by Texas resident (Que Mala= Bad Juju.)
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To: budj

Oh, and the 8 inch howitzer may make a comeback one day.

Even if they compromise (it’s the US Army after all) they’ll bring back the 175.

War ain’t/is what it used to be.


17 posted on 08/19/2024 11:44:08 AM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Blanken lies so much he can get a new job as a used rug at a brothel


18 posted on 08/19/2024 11:55:09 AM PDT by faithhopecharity ("Politicians aren't born, they're excreted." Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
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To: ChicagoConservative27

The US speaks with forked tongue.


19 posted on 08/19/2024 12:54:38 PM PDT by Salman (It's not a slippery slope if it was part of the program all along. )
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To: Texas resident

[The timing is very suspect.]

That’s because it’s Democrat propaganda designed for effect in regards to the DNC convention in Chicago.

However, the delegates are stupid enough to buy-in.

There’s absolutely zero chance that the timing is coincidental.


20 posted on 08/19/2024 1:00:43 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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