Posted on 10/27/2024 5:57:37 AM PDT by Mr. Mojo
Hamas’s slain leader and October 7 massacre mastermind Yahya Sinwar reportedly urged his negotiators to reject a hostage deal, pointing to the Biden-Harris administration’s increasing pressure on Israel over Gaza as strengthening his terror group’s position while undermining the Jewish state’s.
In a pivotal moment during negotiations this year, Sinwar instructed his team to reject a hostage deal, believing that growing pressure from the Biden-Harris administration to reduce Gaza’s humanitarian crisis would work in Hamas’ favor, according to a recent Wall Street Journal report.
As mediators worked to accelerate ceasefire negotiations, the Hamas head reportedly urged the organization’s political leaders based outside Gaza to resist making concessions, emphasizing that “high civilian casualties would create worldwide pressure on Israel,” according to the Journal.
Counting on the Biden-Harris administration’s shifting priorities, Sinwar sought to delay negotiations and exploit political divisions.
The report highlights a significant miscalculation in the Biden-Harris administration’s strategy: While pushing Israel to negotiate a hostage deal and simultaneously criticizing it over Gaza, the approach completely backfired. Sinwar interpreted the administration’s stance as a sign of weakness amid diminishing support for Israel, ultimately leading him to reject any compromise. By applying intense pressure on Israel for a deal, the administration thus empowered Hamas’s demands, derailing any chance for a workable agreement.
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Whoopsie. A lot of heads rolled unnecessarily because of that.
On the other hand, Hamas was rolled up further, and Sinwar’s head was one of those.
They have no honor!!!
“The report highlights a significant miscalculation in the Biden-Harris administration’s strategy: While pushing Israel to negotiate a hostage deal and simultaneously criticizing it over Gaza, the approach completely backfired.”
Anyone with half a brain had anticipated that.
Never under estimate Biden to f**k things up.
Barack Obama
In this particular case the method is to (sort of) help both sides. They call that being even handed.
IMHO Israel sees it too. I’d bet that the “leak” about Israel’s plans was disinformation from Israel given to Biden’s folks knowing it’d be leaked. Israel’s real counterstrike on Friday was probably completely different from what was leaked, as a kind of head fake.
Agree
I’d bet that the “leak” about Israel’s plans was disinformation from Israel given to Biden’s folks
Biden & crew can’t be trusted with anything.
I was thinking the same thing.
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