But, they have a few conditions
Hamas: We’re ready for hostage deal with ceasefire, IDF must withdraw
Hamas is ready for a hostage deal that includes a Gaza ceasefire and a withdrawal of the IDF, the group’s Qatar-based leader Ismail Haniyeh said in a televised speech on the occasion of the Islamic Eid al-Adha on Sunday.
“Hamas and the (Palestinian) groups are ready for a comprehensive deal which entails a ceasefire, withdrawal from the Strip, the reconstruction of what was destroyed, and a comprehensive swap deal,” Haniyeh said.
His comments referred to renewed efforts to forge a deal for the remaining 120 hostages seized on October 7, based on a three-phased deal unveiled by US President Joe Biden May 31.
Egypt and Qatar, which along with the United States have been mediating between Hamas and Israel – said on June 11 that they received a response from the Palestinian groups to the US plan, without giving further details.
Here’s a question: why in the ever loving fuck is Biden negotiating with Hamas? They are a US State Department designated terrorist organization, and have been since 1997. Is there no one else in Gaza the Biden regime can negotiate with, not that most of the Hamas big-shots are actually in Gaza. Or, are all the Palestinians Hamas supporters? Hamas should not be left in charge of Gaza.
Anyhow, any deal should not include a swap. Hamas needs to let all their hostages go. Israel would be more than happy to leave and stay left as long as the terrorists and their supporters do not attack Israel. Hamas breaks the ceasefires every time. The last one was the straw that broke the camel’s back. If Hamas wants reconstruction, let them get the money from their backers in Iran.
Israel has accepted the deal, which deals with the issue of a permanent ceasefire only once the deal is underway. It has insisted that any deal must allow for its military campaign to continue until such time as Hamas is ousted from Gaza.
It’s time for the end of Hamas. Most likely another terrorist group will grow in Gaza, but, it could take a while. And Biden should be backing this.
(Jerusalem Post) Palestinian pollster Khalil Shikaki released a survey of Palestinian attitudes on Wednesday – the third since October 7 – showing that fully 61% of Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza would prefer to see Hamas in control of the Gaza Strip and that support for the terrorist organization far outstrips that of Fatah.
Nevertheless, the headline of a New York Times front page article on Sunday read, “Gazans voice their distress under Hamas.” The online headline to the story was, “As war drags on, Gazans more willing to speak out against Hamas.”
Can’t Biden find people in that 39% who do not support Hamas? Fatah is not all that much better, but, they are no longer designated a terrorist group by the U.S. or Israel.
One problem with terrorist groups is that they do not tolerate dissent. No one in Gaza will establish themselves in opposition to Hamas for fear of Hamas whacking them and their family. Fortunately, the Biden administration doesn’t need to contact any Gazans to negotiate since the Biden administration itself represents Hamas.