Monday, June 17, 2024
Sunday, June 16, 2024
Palestinian Resistance's response to 'Israel's' ceasefire proposal
(This is the official response of the Palestinian Resistance to the so-called Israeli Plan which the Israelis continue to deny is their plan. Right off the bat I notice one striking omission: there is no demand that Israel officially recognize Palestinian statehood. Israel when mentioned as a state (not Israelis as a people) is used by putting the name of the country in quotation marks. This appears to be done to symbolize they do not recognize Israel's statehood any more than Israel recognizes theirs. Also notice the repeated focus on Israel immediately leaving the Netzarim corridor, or what I call the Nakba Highway. They refer to it as the Netzarim Axis and as I have pointed out, it leads straight to the Nakba Pier and the location of the last settlement to be forced out of Gaza in 2005 or 2006.)
from al Mayadeen June 14 2024 H/T Aletho News
After the Palestinian Resistance in the Gaza Strip recently submitted its response to the American proposal for a ceasefire, including comments and amendments reflecting its conditions, Al Mayadeen acquired a document outlining the basic principles of the response document.
Here is the text of the Resistance's response:
Friday, June 14, 2024
Tensions boil in Rafah as Biden blames Hamas for Gaza truce delay
(Blame the victim. Typical bully bullshit)
from Daily Sabah
Residents reported Israeli helicopters striking Rafah on Thursday, with more violence in the southern Gazan city, while U.S. President Joe Biden referred to Hamas as the "major obstacle" to another truce.
Tensions also escalated on Israel's northern border, with Hezbollah, a Hamas ally, launching more attacks on military positions and a civilian reportedly killed in an Israeli strike in Lebanon.
Israeli ground forces have been active in Rafah since early May, despite international concerns about Palestinian civilian casualties and a ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) later that month.
Western areas of Rafah came under heavy fire on Thursday, residents said.
"There was very intense fire from warplanes, Apaches (helicopters) and quadcopters, in addition to Israeli artillery and military battleships, all of which were striking the area west of Rafah," one told Agence France-Presse (AFP)...
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What’s stance of Hamas and Israel on US-proposed truce plan endorsed by UN
from PressTV
On Tuesday evening, a joint delegation of Palestinian resistance movements, Hamas and Islamic Jihad, delivered their response to the US-proposed ceasefire deal to Qatari authorities.
According to Palestinian media reports, the response prioritizes the interests of the Palestinian people and the necessity of completely halting the ongoing aggression against the Gaza Strip.
The Palestinian resistance groups reaffirmed their commitment and readiness to engage positively in reaching an agreement that ends the eight-month aggression on the besieged Palestinian territory.
Immediately after the response was delivered, Egypt and Qatar confirmed it and posted a joint statement on the Facebook page of the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
“The two sides confirm that their joint mediation efforts with the United States of America will continue until an agreement is reached, as the mediators will study the response and coordinate with the parties concerned regarding the next steps,” the statement read.
Hamas political bureau member Izzat Al-Rishq stated that the response submitted by the resistance groups is “responsible, serious, and positive.”
“The response is consistent with the demands of our people and our resistance, and opens a wide path to reach an agreement. The Israeli media’s incitement to Hamas’ response indicates attempts to evade the agreement’s obligations,” he said.
Hussam Badran, Head of the National Relations Office at Hamas, emphasized the Palestinian demands, “most notably a ceasefire and the occupation’s withdrawal from Gaza.”
“We have not returned to point zero in the negotiations, and what is new is the Security Council’s decision and Biden’s speech on the necessity of ending the war,” he noted.
“Nothing positive came from the occupation regarding the recent UN Security Council resolution. The ball is in Netanyahu’s court, and pressure must be directed at the occupation.”
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Thursday, June 13, 2024
Gaza ceasefire plan in balance as US says Hamas proposed 'changes'
(Israel will not accept the deal under any circumstances nor will they offer revisions as what they want is a war crime. They want to steal much of Gaza, return settlements to the strip and turn it into another West Bank. This is the only solution for the rabid Zionists and it is by definition a war crime)
from the BBC
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has told Hamas that it is "time for the haggling to stop", after its leaders proposed "numerous changes" to a plan for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal.
He told reporters in Doha that some of the changes were "workable" and others were not, but that the US and mediators Qatar and Egypt would "try to close this deal".
Hamas said on Tuesday that it was ready to "deal positively" with the process but stressed the need for Israel to agree to a permanent ceasefire and full withdrawal from Gaza.
The Israeli government did not comment, but an anonymous official said the Palestinian armed group’s response amounted to a rejection.
Israel’s prime minister has not yet publicly endorsed the proposal, which US President Joe Biden said had been offered by the country when he outlined it 12 days ago...
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Hamas responds to Gaza cease-fire plan seeking some changes. US says it’s ‘evaluating’ the reply
(We are just lying about Israel accepting the deal. Israel made it clear they will not accept any deal which forces them out of Gaza. They want to steal the land so its the job of the Biden administration to make it look like it's Palestine that is an obstacle to peace. )
from the AP
Hamas said Tuesday that it gave mediators its reply to the U.S.-backed proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza, seeking some “amendments” on the deal. It appeared the reply was short of an outright acceptance that the United States has been pushing for but kept negotiations alive over an elusive halt to the eight-month war.
The foreign ministries of Qatar and Egypt — who have been key mediators alongside the United States — confirmed that they had received Hamas’ response and said mediators were studying it.
“We’re in receipt of this reply that Hamas delivered to Qatar and to Egypt, and we are evaluating it right now,” White House national security spokesman John Kirby told reporters in Washington...
Even as the U.S. has said Israel accepted the proposal, Israeli Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has given conflicting signals, saying Israel
will not stop until its its goal of destroying Hamas is achieved...
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Hamas sought Türkiye’s guarantorship for cease-fire deal: report
from Daily Sabah
Israeli media outlets reported on Wednesday that Palestinian resistance movement Hamas wanted Türkiye, along with Russia and China, to act as guarantors in any cease-fire deal with Israel.
Israel’s Kan11 news quoted an Israeli source involved in the negotiations for the release of hostages held by Hamas, saying that the group’s demands did not appear in the previous drafts it submitted for the deal. Media reports say Israel and the United States rejected this condition.
U.S. President Joe Biden presented a three-stage cease-fire roadmap last month and Hamas recently sent its response to the deal. The three-stage plan, endorsed by the U.N. Security Council and some countries, includes a six-week cease-fire, a hostage-prisoner exchange and Gaza's internationally-backed reconstruction. U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan has said "many" of Hamas's demands were "minor and not unanticipated," while "others differ more substantively from what was outlined in the U.N. Security Council resolution." U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who was in Qatar to discuss the issue, said Israel was behind the plan, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose government has far-right members strongly opposed to the deal, has yet to endorse it formally...
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Tuesday, June 11, 2024
What You Need to Know on UNSC Adopting Resolution 2735
Check my website down below for text of resolution and UN statements on its adoption.
Full Text UNSC Resolution 2735
(Hamas has stated already they will agree to the terms of this deal as a starting point for negotiations. It is the Israelis who are dragging their feet as Biden's people continue to try to paint Hamas as the obstacle to peace.)
The Security Council,
Reaffirming the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations,
Recalling all of its relevant resolutions on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question,
Underscoring the importance of the ongoing diplomatic efforts by Egypt, Qatar, and the United States aimed at reaching a comprehensive ceasefire deal, consisting of three phases,