Why the Ceasefire in Gaza Collapsed:

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Why the Ceasefire in Gaza Collapsed:
Hamas Refused to Release the Remaining Women Hostages
6 Dec 2023 ~~ By John Sexton

Last Thursday a temporary pause or ceasefire in the fighting between Israel and Hamas was extended for another 24 hours. But even as that happened it seemed Hamas was eager to resume hostilities. Two Hamas militants drove to a bus station in Jerusalem and opened fire on a group of civilians, killing three people. The shooters, who were brothers with a long history of Hamas affiliation, were both killed at the scene. But Hamas claimed credit for the attack and openly celebrated it.
Hamas also launched rockets at Israel that day and by Friday Israel announced the ceasefire was over and IDF attacks in Gaza would resume.

But it turns out the attack at the bus stop and the rocket attacks werenā€™t the only reason the ceasefire collapsed. There was something going on behind the scenes as well. The basic agreement underlying the ceasefire was that Israel would allow humanitarian aid into Gaza so long as Hamas continued to release Israeli hostages, specifically women and children. And for a few days Hamas was doing that but then they tried changing the deal with no clear explanation.
This raises an obvious question: Why didnā€™t Hamas just stick to the deal? All they had to do was keep releasing the women hostages and the ceasefire would have continued. At this point the leading guess inside the Israeli government, and itā€™s speculation the White House agrees is plausible, is that Hamas isnā€™t releasing the remaining women because they donā€™t want them to talk.
Hamas can justify the murder of Israeli civilians but rape is prohibited by their religion. This is why they are pushing back so hard on the allegations of rape that have appeared in the media this week.
Maybe the statements in this story are intended as a pointed message, a kind of dare designed to force Hamas to release the remaining women hostages to prove they havenā€™t been sexually abused. For the sake of the women involved I hope thatā€™s the case but at this point thereā€™s no real reason to give Hamas the benefit of the doubt.


Commentary:
To allow slaughter of unarmed people in their homes but then worry about their reputations as fine Muslims if they are caught raping women is not far off the mark..
Hamas is playing a media and perception game. The fact that the terrorists were raping their hostages would be a loser in the eyes of the media.
Hamas knows they have no chance in the fight and even Iran will not accept the Palestinian immigrants.
We do know that at least one hostage was murdered after she was raped numerous times and then thrown in the back of a pick up truck.



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For the first time in decades, Israel has found to resolve to not submit to US and global pressure for a cease fire before the job of rooting out the terrorist threat was complete.

Perhaps it was the horrific violence and mass scale of the most recent attack has finally convinced them that no one in this world is willing to protect Jewish lives except other Jews.

In any case, thank you PM Netanyahu for being the strong leader that Israel needs at this time.
 
Sinwar is on the run now and in self preservation mode, heā€™s moving from one hideout to another, and the IDF is hot on his trail. At this time there isnā€™t even a way to reach him to inform him of the latest offer on the table, nor does he know where the hostages are (if theyā€™re even alive). Itā€™s highly probable that he will be caught or killed before anything else.
 
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In the meantime Biden and Blinken seek to create the Palestine State.
I'd say that that is a waste of time.

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Why the Ceasefire in Gaza Collapsed:
Hamas Refused to Release the Remaining Women Hostages
6 Dec 2023 ~~ By John Sexton

Last Thursday a temporary pause or ceasefire in the fighting between Israel and Hamas was extended for another 24 hours. But even as that happened it seemed Hamas was eager to resume hostilities. Two Hamas militants drove to a bus station in Jerusalem and opened fire on a group of civilians, killing three people. The shooters, who were brothers with a long history of Hamas affiliation, were both killed at the scene. But Hamas claimed credit for the attack and openly celebrated it.
Hamas also launched rockets at Israel that day and by Friday Israel announced the ceasefire was over and IDF attacks in Gaza would resume.

But it turns out the attack at the bus stop and the rocket attacks werenā€™t the only reason the ceasefire collapsed. There was something going on behind the scenes as well. The basic agreement underlying the ceasefire was that Israel would allow humanitarian aid into Gaza so long as Hamas continued to release Israeli hostages, specifically women and children. And for a few days Hamas was doing that but then they tried changing the deal with no clear explanation.
This raises an obvious question: Why didnā€™t Hamas just stick to the deal? All they had to do was keep releasing the women hostages and the ceasefire would have continued. At this point the leading guess inside the Israeli government, and itā€™s speculation the White House agrees is plausible, is that Hamas isnā€™t releasing the remaining women because they donā€™t want them to talk.
Hamas can justify the murder of Israeli civilians but rape is prohibited by their religion. This is why they are pushing back so hard on the allegations of rape that have appeared in the media this week.
Maybe the statements in this story are intended as a pointed message, a kind of dare designed to force Hamas to release the remaining women hostages to prove they havenā€™t been sexually abused. For the sake of the women involved I hope thatā€™s the case but at this point thereā€™s no real reason to give Hamas the benefit of the doubt.


Commentary:
To allow slaughter of unarmed people in their homes but then worry about their reputations as fine Muslims if they are caught raping women is not far off the mark..
Hamas is playing a media and perception game. The fact that the terrorists were raping their hostages would be a loser in the eyes of the media.
Hamas knows they have no chance in the fight and even Iran will not accept the Palestinian immigrants.
We do know that at least one hostage was murdered after she was raped numerous times and then thrown in the back of a pick up truck.



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That is really stupid.
Israeli has been murdering hundreds of thousands of natives and confiscating their homes for 80 years now.
What possible good would a "cease fire" do the natives?
All that means is that the illegal immigrant invaders would continue to slowly wipe them out and steal their properties.

But clearly Israel does not at all care about the hostages and in fact has killed 31 of them already.
The attacks on Gaza clearly no hostages could survive.
 
In the meantime Biden and Blinken seek to create the Palestine State.
I'd say that that is a waste of time.

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Wrong.
The state of Palestine was recognized officially by the US when we ratified the Treaty of San Remo and the Treaty of Sevre in 1920.
That only thing we did not recognize yet was the government of Palestine. But the government we do recognize has to be in accord with the British Mandate for Palestine, which was to reward the natives for helping Lawrence of Arabia beat the Ottoman Empire. That is native Arabs, not immigrant Jews.
 
Wrong.
The state of Palestine was recognized officially by the US when we ratified the Treaty of San Remo and the Treaty of Sevre in 1920.
That only thing we did not recognize yet was the government of Palestine. But the government we do recognize has to be in accord with the British Mandate for Palestine, which was to reward the natives for helping Lawrence of Arabia beat the Ottoman Empire. That is native Arabs, not immigrant Jews.
History according to an Islamist worshipper. Itā€™s satire actually, devoid of facts.
 
Wrong.
The state of Palestine was recognized officially by the US when we ratified the Treaty of San Remo and the Treaty of Sevre in 1920.
That only thing we did not recognize yet was the government of Palestine. But the government we do recognize has to be in accord with the British Mandate for Palestine, which was to reward the natives for helping Lawrence of Arabia beat the Ottoman Empire. That is native Arabs, not immigrant Jews.
Really? Thenbn why is NBC, NPR, NY Times and WAPO saying different.
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Wrong.
The state of Palestine was recognized officially by the US when we ratified the Treaty of San Remo and the Treaty of Sevre in 1920.
That only thing we did not recognize yet was the government of Palestine. But the government we do recognize has to be in accord with the British Mandate for Palestine, which was to reward the natives for helping Lawrence of Arabia beat the Ottoman Empire. That is native Arabs, not immigrant Jews.
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Palestine has nver been a State.
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