‘No Israeli withdrawal, no ceasefire deal’: Hamas *A new US-backed ‘bridging proposal’ has failed to address the resistance’s main terms for a Gaza ceasefire* The Cradle, News Desk, August 22, 2024 https://thecradle.co/articles/no-israeli-withdrawal-no-ceasefire-deal-hamas
Cairo negotiations 'did not result in any apparent progress' by Al Mayadeen English, August 24 https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/hamas-capabilities-similar-to-pre-oct--7--manpower-intact--i Is the playing field level for Hamas, Israel in the ceasefire talks? by Justin Salhani, Al Jazeera, August 24 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/24/is-the-field-level-for-hamas-israel-in-the-ceasefire-talks A delegation from the Palestinian group Hamas has landed in Cairo on Saturday evening to “listen to the results of negotiations thus far” between mediators – Egypt, Qatar and the United States – and Israel. Observers are reluctant to call this a hopeful sign as conviction grows that Gaza ceasefire negotiations between Hamas and Israel are on the verge of collapse. . . . The failure to hold Netanyahu and Israel to account has led to questions over the US’s accountability over the destruction of Gaza. “Biden is completely complicit in this war that wouldn’t have been possible in the first place, … without full US support and cover,” Gilbert Achcar, professor of development studies and international relations at SOAS University of London, said. “These negotiations were doomed to fail from the start… it’s basically a waste of time,” Achcar said. “The function is more for the Biden administration to try to show that it is doing something. But I think they know quite well that it’s leading nowhere because the gap between what Netanyahu wants and what Hamas requests is too wide to be overcome.” # # # Netanyahu’s latest strategy to avoid a ceasefire, explained *Hamas isn’t blocking a ceasefire in Gaza, Israel is. Netanyahu has systematically sabotaged negotiations at every turn, and his current demands for military control over Gaza ensure they will fail.* by Qassam Muaddi, Mondoweiss, August 21, 2024 https://mondoweiss.net/2024/08/netanyahus-latest-strategy-to-avoid-a-ceasefire-explained/ Doubts Grow Over Blinken’s Claims on Ceasefire Talks as Gaza Overlooked at DNC DemocracyNow! August 21 Zaha Hussein interview https://www.democracynow.org/2024/8/21/zaha_hussein ... *“There’s been an almost competition between Democrats and Republicans on 'how much can we show Israel that we support them and that we have their back?'” says human rights lawyer Zaha Hassan, a fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and previously the senior legal adviser to the Palestinian negotiating team during Palestine’s bid for U.N. membership. “Why should Israel ever compromise its positions if they know that by holding out, they’ll get more goodies from the U.S.?”* . . . Blinken Blames Hamas for Ceasefire Impasse — But Hamas Supports Biden’s Proposal *Hamas said that the US is “merely buying time for Israel to continue its genocide.”* by Sharon Zhang, Truthout, August 20, 2024 https://truthout.org/articles/blinken-blames-hamas-for-ceasefire-impasse-but-hamas-supports-bidens-proposal/ Netanyahu's ceasefire doublespeak: Dovish with U.S., hawkish with negotiators by Barak Ravid, Axios, August 19 https://www.axios.com/2024/08/19/netanyahu-ceasefire-hostage-deal-demands What’s happening with the Gaza ceasefire Al Jazeera, August 22 *3-minute video* https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2024/8/22/whats-happening-with-the-gaza-ceasefire-talks-2 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#31795): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/31795 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/108082998/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/8674936/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
