Guess those UN resolutions the US keeps vetoing are just to soon to end the genocide. Not that it matters since Bibi has made it clear Israel is going into Rafa no matter what anyone says.
From what I remember , US claimed those UN resolutions didn’t include what they considered to be a complete hostage exchange. So they presented their own resolution including that. Headlines seem to leave that part out.
EDIT: I’m not placing an opinion on anything here. I’m just making a comment about how Biden has publicly reiterated the importance of including full hostage exchanges into those resolutions.
US decided to present their own resolution after exclusive talks with Israel. So who knows what Israel is willing to compromise on or not. It seems Israel has been difficult to work with if you read his statements.
I’m not even following this very closely. There are an incredible amount of articles out there. I encourage everyone to read them and avoid headline browsing. Come to your own conclusions.
On Friday, President Joe Biden told reporters at the White House that he’s had “extensive conversations” with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the last several days where he relayed his position “that there has to be a temporary ceasefire” to secure the safe release of hostages still held by Hamas.
The US draft warns of the effects of an Israeli ground offensive into Rafah, saying it would “result in further harm to civilians and their further displacement including potentially into neighboring countries, which would have serious implications for regional peace and security.”
The U.S. has vetoed or abstained from voting on previous resolutions on Gaza, while Russia and China have vetoed a U.S. proposal.
Where's that resolution and who voted for or against it?
Article says Russia and China have voted against the US proposal. Feel free to research more on it for the details you’re looking for.
What were the differences?
I believe they wanted to stress the importance of avoiding the next ground invasion along with both sides releasing hostages. Feel free to read more on it. I’m just a person who read an article.
So I just looked it up and their proposal is for a temporary ceasefire and the release of all hostages, which accomplishes less than nothing. It also lacks teeth from what I've understood.
It’s a terrible situation I think we all want to see ended immediately. Both sides have said the war will not be over until the other side is completely destroyed. I can’t imagine negotiations are easy.
There's no logical reason for Biden to be saying this.
Israel said it's not happening and Hamas hasn't responded.
Biden is either lying for good press to make it sound like he's doing stuff behind the scenes, or so far gone he believes it.
Oh so you're just posting this on every one huh
You're ignoring Option 3: he has access to information none of us do. However cynical one might be, that is a plausible option, and you can't ignore it and claim it's illogical to say what he said.
Only time will reveal if his statement is justified.
he has access to information none of us do.
Such as who's sending the weapons and funding for the genocide while pretending in public statements to working for peace?
Oh wait, we DO all know that that's the Biden administration! Hell, Biden himself bypassed standard procedure to EXPEDITE arms shipments to Israel twice in December alone!
Until he stops sending the bombs and the money used to commit the atrocities, he deserves NO credit for his tepid public statements about the extremely remote possibility of a ceasefire. None whatsoever.
Bruh, congratulations on taking a point about being rational and intellectually honest and turning it into your own personal, irrelevant soapbox. Well done.
Yeah, because doing your damndest to make sure that the Israeli government gets weapons and funding with which to commit genocide while publicly pretending to be the voice of moderation is REALLY intellectually honest and not at all relevant to whether or not he has any credibility on the matter!
Do you actually work for the pr team of the White House or are you arguing in bad faith for free?
Bye, liar.
Aww, did the terminally disingenuous apparatchik give up and block me? I'm so sad! 🙄
Also the headline makes the quote sound more certain than his actual statement was, which probably isn't helping.
‘I hope by the end of the weekend. My national security advisor tells me that we’re close, we’re close, we’re not done yet. My hope is by next Monday we’ll have a ceasefire'
I don't see that being the case tbh. Netanyahu said the IDF would enter Rafah, ceasefire or no ceasefire. And Hamas stated they wouldn't accept any temporary ceasefire agreements. While Netanyahu could be pressured by Biden to change his position (though I doubt it), there's just no reason for Hamas to accept an agreement that doesn't prevent Israel from continuing their genocide next month.
Guess those UN resolutions the US keeps vetoing are just to soon to end the genocide. Not that it matters since Bibi has made it clear Israel is going into Rafa no matter what anyone says.
From what I remember , US claimed those UN resolutions didn’t include what they considered to be a complete hostage exchange. So they presented their own resolution including that. Headlines seem to leave that part out.
EDIT: I’m not placing an opinion on anything here. I’m just making a comment about how Biden has publicly reiterated the importance of including full hostage exchanges into those resolutions.
US decided to present their own resolution after exclusive talks with Israel. So who knows what Israel is willing to compromise on or not. It seems Israel has been difficult to work with if you read his statements.
I’m not even following this very closely. There are an incredible amount of articles out there. I encourage everyone to read them and avoid headline browsing. Come to your own conclusions.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/terror-and-security/benjamin-netanyahu-israel-antony-blinken-united-states-gaza/
https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/19/politics/us-un-security-council-temporary-ceasefire-draft-intl/index.html
https://www.npr.org/2024/02/20/1232636543/un-security-council-gaza-cease-fire-vote
Where's that resolution and who voted for or against it?
Article says Russia and China have voted against the US proposal. Feel free to research more on it for the details you’re looking for.
What were the differences?
I believe they wanted to stress the importance of avoiding the next ground invasion along with both sides releasing hostages. Feel free to read more on it. I’m just a person who read an article.
So I just looked it up and their proposal is for a temporary ceasefire and the release of all hostages, which accomplishes less than nothing. It also lacks teeth from what I've understood.
It’s a terrible situation I think we all want to see ended immediately. Both sides have said the war will not be over until the other side is completely destroyed. I can’t imagine negotiations are easy.
There's no logical reason for Biden to be saying this.
Israel said it's not happening and Hamas hasn't responded.
Biden is either lying for good press to make it sound like he's doing stuff behind the scenes, or so far gone he believes it.
Oh so you're just posting this on every one huh
You're ignoring Option 3: he has access to information none of us do. However cynical one might be, that is a plausible option, and you can't ignore it and claim it's illogical to say what he said.
Only time will reveal if his statement is justified.
Such as who's sending the weapons and funding for the genocide while pretending in public statements to working for peace?
Oh wait, we DO all know that that's the Biden administration! Hell, Biden himself bypassed standard procedure to EXPEDITE arms shipments to Israel twice in December alone!
Until he stops sending the bombs and the money used to commit the atrocities, he deserves NO credit for his tepid public statements about the extremely remote possibility of a ceasefire. None whatsoever.
Bruh, congratulations on taking a point about being rational and intellectually honest and turning it into your own personal, irrelevant soapbox. Well done.
Yeah, because doing your damndest to make sure that the Israeli government gets weapons and funding with which to commit genocide while publicly pretending to be the voice of moderation is REALLY intellectually honest and not at all relevant to whether or not he has any credibility on the matter!
Do you actually work for the pr team of the White House or are you arguing in bad faith for free?
Bye, liar.
Aww, did the terminally disingenuous apparatchik give up and block me? I'm so sad! 🙄
Also the headline makes the quote sound more certain than his actual statement was, which probably isn't helping.
I don't see that being the case tbh. Netanyahu said the IDF would enter Rafah, ceasefire or no ceasefire. And Hamas stated they wouldn't accept any temporary ceasefire agreements. While Netanyahu could be pressured by Biden to change his position (though I doubt it), there's just no reason for Hamas to accept an agreement that doesn't prevent Israel from continuing their genocide next month.