Gaza Ceasefire Only Possible Once Israel Commits to Ending the War, Says Palestinian Diplomat
Israel and Hamas are both facing calls to support the U.S.-backed ceasefire and hostage deal that was endorsed by the U.N. Security Council earlier this week. While Hamas has welcomed the proposal, Israeli leaders have yet to publicly commit to its terms, including a full end to the war rather than just a pause in the fighting for the exchange of captives. This comes as a major new U.N. report accuses Israel of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity throughout its eight-month assault on the territory. The death toll in Gaza has now passed 37,000, including more than 15,000 children. "This is inhumane and catastrophic," says senior Palestinian diplomat Majed Bamya, who says "2.3 million Palestinians, every single day, are fighting to survive" while the ceasefire proposal languishes. He also stresses that peace in the region is only possible by "ending the occupation and allowing two states to live side by side."
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say Israel has accepted.
Fuck the folks on twitter who say
Besides, Hamas says....
This is Democratic Underground. I take President Biden and SOS Blinken at their word even if Hamas shill/third party booster Amy Goodman does not.
Why is that? 
The screen shots are from stories you have linked to in the past.
And all some folks can do is shrug.
I thought you knew that.
It took me a while. I had to think. again.
When will you condemn Theocracy Now! for platforming terrorist adjacent loons busy trying to brand the crucifiers of homosexuals as part of a "resistance" movement? That's not "news". It's propaganda.
that's a nice projection.
Furthermore, it's not a question of "look over here" it's only a matter of looking and listening period.
Did you read that on Theocracy Now! ?
Has Israel put any gay people to death lately? Has Israel anyone recently? Have there been any women beaten to death because their hair was uncovered?
There are more than 400 mosques in Israel where Muslims worship.
There are currently 10 Muslim members (out of 120 total members) of the Knesset, and there have been Muslim members since the first election in 1949.
In 2022, Judge Khaled Kabub became the first Muslim permanently appointed to Israel's Supreme Court.
Palestinians are at best second class citizens in Israel.
Why did you feel the need to twist my post?
run by a third party boosting, terrorist adjacent multi-millionaire?
Like I said, that doesn't work on me.
And it still doesn't make democratic Israel anything like a theocracy.
and that's a good thing?
It shilled for third party candidates against Democrats in 2000 and 2016.
Truth is that the stars of the shows on the Democracy Now! Youtube channel need to take responsibility and apologize for helping both Bush and Trump to win. Yes, Amy Goodman got rich, but look at all the harm she helped usher in:
- the Iraq War
- the Roberts Court
- the Alito appointment
- the Citizens United Decision
- the end of Roe
- the family separation policy
- unnecessary deaths from covid due to misinformation
- a conservative Supreme Court for the next generation
Democracy Now! amplified Tara Reade's claims in 2020, doing its best to ensure that Trump got a second term, and it currently platforms pro-terrorist propagandists and Vote Uncommitted chaos agents. Yes indeed, Democracy Now is once again doing its best to elect the Republican.
Democracy Now! is garbage. As for Amy Goodman, I don't know how she sleeps at night.
