Monday, June 3, 2024

Netanyahu shrinks from ceasefire plan as far-right ministers revolt

from the FT

Benjamin Netanyahu has shied away from a US-backed plan to end the war with Hamas, as Israel’s premier sought space to quell a revolt in his ruling coalition while keeping the White House onside.

 Israel’s war cabinet convened for crunch talks on the potential deal late on Sunday, but officials close to Netanyahu made clear that any agreement to permanently halt the fighting in Gaza would be unacceptable.

 With both pro and anti-deal coalition partners threatening to leave the government, Netanyahu’s office issued two carefully worded statements over the weekend emphasising that Israel would continue its military campaign until Hamas was destroyed, all of the Israeli hostages were released, and Gaza no longer posed a threat. 

Netanyahu’s stance stood in stark contrast to US President Joe Biden, who in a speech on Friday took issue with all three war objectives, while personally endorsing terms for a staged ceasefire deal that he pointedly described as “an Israeli proposal”. ..

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2 comments:

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  2. Could be Macaroni is on the verge of shatting hisself over the running rampaging street riots there mostly after dark, ironically best film found on that (and london, brussels also 100% blacked out) is from a CNN-18India Utube vid found just days ago.
    There are many many channels each different name using that same footage those 2 main presenters Palki and another one.

    JUN3
    https://www.defensemirror.com/news/36941/Israeli_Defense_Firms_Banned_from_Eurosatory_Arms_Fair_in_Paris

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