The U.S. immediately broke the deal, senior Hamas official Basem Naim tells Drop Site. “They threw it in the trash” and there has been “zero” progress on a Gaza ceasefire.
The US is clearly eroding the last bit of credibility it has as a party in negotiations.
If the „art of the deal“ is to take what you are offered and then not fulfill your commitment in return, I wonder if there remains anyone so naive to attempt any deals with the US.
Now they want to lure all Palestinians to the south (near Egypt) by offering them meagre allocations of food.
Meanwhile, while Trump is making agreements with all countries around, possibly including Iran soon, he remains a silent enabler of the mass starvation and desolation of Gaza (like Biden before him).
The two million Palestinians are the only element in the region who are suffering -- yet strong and resilient in their numbers. No peace plan can ignore them. The world is watching.
Yes, unimaginable horrific suffering. What the US/Israel is doing is pure evil. And we can add to that the suffering of the Syrians, the Yemenis, the Lebanese, not to mention the Sudanese, the Ukrainians and so many others. Via sanctions, regime changes, wars, bombing, raping, pillaging and starvation. The US Hegemony now has sanctions on one third of all the countries in the world!
They keep saying 1 million Palestinians will be fed or they say 1 million moved. There is (was) 2.2 million in Gaza before 10/7. There is a reason for this. They, the occupiers, expect 1.2 million to be killed outright or though starvation and disease before they gut Gaza. The elites of the world in their palaces are breaking out the champagne.
America needs as big a boycott as Israel. And the UK. Our leaders are morally corrupt and have no ethics. That makes them dangerous people to the whole country because if they decapitate children and burn them in their beds, what they start to do here? They are dangerous sociopaths who don't believe in human rights. Or they believe human rights stop at the border. They are engaged in helping destroy another indigenous population and somehow peaceful protest is not working. The TUC is silent and doesn't know what solidarity means. There are many people that hate this government and the fact that they have put a target on the back of all of our heads because there will be a backlash from angry muslims. People will get caught up in terrorist attacks on holiday or in a city. It is almost as if they are encouraging it. Why you welcome fascism back, unless the aim is to cause war? Is this all about weapons sales? It may well be that simple. The world spins on a big pile of weapons and it's them that make the economy grow the most. Are people really happy that their taxes are paying for this shitshow? I doubt it but unless there is a massive protest that destroys the economy for a few days- which they might get very worried about and would cost vast amounts to the economy but Im not sure they would act. Why would two lawyers believe in equality under the law when you can instead have Israel as a friend and they are special. A special kind of nasty that is what they mean. We need to bring our government down and we need a people's coup! But not like the attack on the Capital in Washington DC because people got hurt and got killed or committed suicide afterwards. Not like that but frighten them enough to think that actually the people in this country is who we thought you were working for! If they are not, which is definitely the case then why are we paying them anything? We need a general strike. Thats the only thing that might work.
You are so correct Jane. Only that I do not fear an attack by angry Muslims. But we are already having "terrorist attacks" in our own country, perpetuated by the fascist Trump regime. It started with the January 6th Insurrection. Innocent people are now being kidnapped by masked agents of the government, college students under the ongoing threat that not only will the investment in their education be disrupted and discarded, but they will be blacklisted for the slightest criticism of genocide. We have to look at what is happening at a larger level with both political parties ready to pass a trillion dollar Pentagon budget with no restrictions. And most likely a huge tax break to the elite with the most vulnerable of our citizens suffering. We need a different approach other than marching in the streets or sign a petition. A general strike was supposed to happen on May 1st. Targeted boycotts may be the answer - Amazon and Whole Foods, at least one of the big oil companies, definitely Elon Musk - Tesla and X. Would that be too much of a sacrifice for Americans, especially those of us who consider ourselves progressives? Hold the economy hostage! Would someone people are familiar with, a voice that would be heard beyond this thread, coordinate such a boycott? They will not listen to Jane or Paul, it has to be someone or an organization with extensive media coverage. I can not morally tolerate what is happening to the people of Palestine and the other victims of American supported wrath. It is just going to get worse. I sincerely hope this message is heard and acted upon. Thank you for your voice of reason and empathy.
The US and Israel have never negotiated peace deals and ceasefires in good faith with the PLO. Worse, the US never honored treaties with the Native Americans. Why would it be any different now? Edward Said exposed everyone's mendacity in his book End of the Peace Process. Nothing has changed, with Palestinian Authority as complicit as PLO after Oslo.
One can't help but lose all faith in the idea of "leadership," governments, legal institutions as elite institutions that do not have the best interest of the common folks in mind. Power and humanity have not and will never coexist. 21st century politics have made this fact perfectly clear.
A community of everyday people has to come to the rescue of each other. Forget our "leaders" will do anything. They're too busy amassing a fortune and making sure their children carry on the oligarchic order.
Witkoff has lied twice and is dishonest. I hope Iran and Russia take note that he can't be trusted. If either Iran or Russia agrees to a deal, they're going to need Witkoff and the US to put up collateral. Witkoff is a liar and dishonest just like the rest of the US government.
WHY, after all this time, didn’t they get it in writing, this promise from Witkoff? I would not believe a word they said. They are liars - you must know that by now. IT MUST BE IN WRITING
Do you really think that words on a piece of paper would make ANY difference, at all, to these murdering bastards and their enablers? International norms and rules...pshaw!!
@l. farnham: "why didn't hamas ask for witkoff's assurance on paper?", was my first question, too. then, i remembered how NATO once claimed, "not an inch eastward!" was never promised as it was nowhere in writing, i.e. russia has no business feeling threatened by NATO's eastward expansion.
horrible hypocrites the whole lot. [yet, they call innocent people they deport at their whim and will 'despicable'.] they have STOPPED CARING about 'promises' made one day and break them the next. with utter impunity.
Let's see... Hamas vs. Miriam Adelson (and the Jewish lobby). The US as an honest-broker is not just sliping, it just fell over the cliff. (Pick your favorite cliff).
I'd pick Preikestolen, Norway, "the Pulpit," 10,000 years old, almost 2000 ft. straight above the fjord and is said that the Vikings used it to perform sacrifices. Sounds perfect.
Looks like the Palestinians are getting equal treatment to that of the American citizens in that both are getting stiffed, looted, mistreated, and lied to daily. Ours quit being "a government of and by the people" about the time Ronald Reagan, another easily manipulated dementia President, took office.
I think the Palestinians would dispute that analogy. What they are experiencing right now has no equivalent in the US - yet. We'd have to go back to the days of the genocide of the Native Americans to come close.
You are right. The Palestinian plight reminds me daily how lucky I am not to be in their place. Next to what they are going through, what we deal with is nothing.
Still, those making decisions within our government are the same as the Palestinian voices are talking about in this article, and there is NOTHING coming from that source to trust. It is not just Trump. As a Democrat, I NEVER thought I would see my Party ask me to support a genocide being committed by a foreign country, and fall all over itself to let Netanyahu shadow-govern American citizens, tell us who can administer, teach, and should be allowed to study in our universities. NOT ONE elected Democrat, including AOC, stood up and told him "No one elected you to govern our country." NOT ONE, Democrats!!!
I trust neither party to engage in good governance now. All it seems that they can do presently is fight each other for power and money.
Yes. It may help our understanding to recognize that we are dealing with the Uniparty. It uses different names, but they are walking together dragging us down the same street. As I've said before, the democrats aren't an opposition party. They just play one on TV, (and with far poorer players than in the past.)
I will never forgive America for this
I haven't forgiven it for Vietnam or the Iraq invasion!
The US is clearly eroding the last bit of credibility it has as a party in negotiations.
If the „art of the deal“ is to take what you are offered and then not fulfill your commitment in return, I wonder if there remains anyone so naive to attempt any deals with the US.
"Loot and lie" is what one should expect from the "Let's make a DEAL!" gangsters.
Has the Trump administration ever lived up to the terms of any agreement it's made?
And has Israel ever lived up to the terms of any agreement it's made?
I hope that once betrayed is twice forewarned. There needs to be a price for these betrayals.
Thomas
What Israel is doing is pure evil.
Now they want to lure all Palestinians to the south (near Egypt) by offering them meagre allocations of food.
Meanwhile, while Trump is making agreements with all countries around, possibly including Iran soon, he remains a silent enabler of the mass starvation and desolation of Gaza (like Biden before him).
The two million Palestinians are the only element in the region who are suffering -- yet strong and resilient in their numbers. No peace plan can ignore them. The world is watching.
Yes, unimaginable horrific suffering. What the US/Israel is doing is pure evil. And we can add to that the suffering of the Syrians, the Yemenis, the Lebanese, not to mention the Sudanese, the Ukrainians and so many others. Via sanctions, regime changes, wars, bombing, raping, pillaging and starvation. The US Hegemony now has sanctions on one third of all the countries in the world!
They keep saying 1 million Palestinians will be fed or they say 1 million moved. There is (was) 2.2 million in Gaza before 10/7. There is a reason for this. They, the occupiers, expect 1.2 million to be killed outright or though starvation and disease before they gut Gaza. The elites of the world in their palaces are breaking out the champagne.
America needs as big a boycott as Israel. And the UK. Our leaders are morally corrupt and have no ethics. That makes them dangerous people to the whole country because if they decapitate children and burn them in their beds, what they start to do here? They are dangerous sociopaths who don't believe in human rights. Or they believe human rights stop at the border. They are engaged in helping destroy another indigenous population and somehow peaceful protest is not working. The TUC is silent and doesn't know what solidarity means. There are many people that hate this government and the fact that they have put a target on the back of all of our heads because there will be a backlash from angry muslims. People will get caught up in terrorist attacks on holiday or in a city. It is almost as if they are encouraging it. Why you welcome fascism back, unless the aim is to cause war? Is this all about weapons sales? It may well be that simple. The world spins on a big pile of weapons and it's them that make the economy grow the most. Are people really happy that their taxes are paying for this shitshow? I doubt it but unless there is a massive protest that destroys the economy for a few days- which they might get very worried about and would cost vast amounts to the economy but Im not sure they would act. Why would two lawyers believe in equality under the law when you can instead have Israel as a friend and they are special. A special kind of nasty that is what they mean. We need to bring our government down and we need a people's coup! But not like the attack on the Capital in Washington DC because people got hurt and got killed or committed suicide afterwards. Not like that but frighten them enough to think that actually the people in this country is who we thought you were working for! If they are not, which is definitely the case then why are we paying them anything? We need a general strike. Thats the only thing that might work.
You are so correct Jane. Only that I do not fear an attack by angry Muslims. But we are already having "terrorist attacks" in our own country, perpetuated by the fascist Trump regime. It started with the January 6th Insurrection. Innocent people are now being kidnapped by masked agents of the government, college students under the ongoing threat that not only will the investment in their education be disrupted and discarded, but they will be blacklisted for the slightest criticism of genocide. We have to look at what is happening at a larger level with both political parties ready to pass a trillion dollar Pentagon budget with no restrictions. And most likely a huge tax break to the elite with the most vulnerable of our citizens suffering. We need a different approach other than marching in the streets or sign a petition. A general strike was supposed to happen on May 1st. Targeted boycotts may be the answer - Amazon and Whole Foods, at least one of the big oil companies, definitely Elon Musk - Tesla and X. Would that be too much of a sacrifice for Americans, especially those of us who consider ourselves progressives? Hold the economy hostage! Would someone people are familiar with, a voice that would be heard beyond this thread, coordinate such a boycott? They will not listen to Jane or Paul, it has to be someone or an organization with extensive media coverage. I can not morally tolerate what is happening to the people of Palestine and the other victims of American supported wrath. It is just going to get worse. I sincerely hope this message is heard and acted upon. Thank you for your voice of reason and empathy.
Im in the UK but yes I agree with you about the US
Bastards, the dems and republicans, all of them and israel is the biggest of the incest group
The US and Israel have never negotiated peace deals and ceasefires in good faith with the PLO. Worse, the US never honored treaties with the Native Americans. Why would it be any different now? Edward Said exposed everyone's mendacity in his book End of the Peace Process. Nothing has changed, with Palestinian Authority as complicit as PLO after Oslo.
One can't help but lose all faith in the idea of "leadership," governments, legal institutions as elite institutions that do not have the best interest of the common folks in mind. Power and humanity have not and will never coexist. 21st century politics have made this fact perfectly clear.
A community of everyday people has to come to the rescue of each other. Forget our "leaders" will do anything. They're too busy amassing a fortune and making sure their children carry on the oligarchic order.
Witkoff has lied twice and is dishonest. I hope Iran and Russia take note that he can't be trusted. If either Iran or Russia agrees to a deal, they're going to need Witkoff and the US to put up collateral. Witkoff is a liar and dishonest just like the rest of the US government.
He's Trump's buddy, and you know what they say about birds of a feather...
Tomorrow Refuse Fascism events around the USA. Join the protest neer you.
Refuse Fascism
Oppose Oppression
Stop the killing and starving of innocent families in Gaza and its surround.
This form.of zionism is so wrong. So inhumane.
Never again means never again to all genocide not just the Jewish holocaust.
Memo to Vladimir Putin: This is what America's promise is worth.
WHY, after all this time, didn’t they get it in writing, this promise from Witkoff? I would not believe a word they said. They are liars - you must know that by now. IT MUST BE IN WRITING
Do you really think that words on a piece of paper would make ANY difference, at all, to these murdering bastards and their enablers? International norms and rules...pshaw!!
They would require it to be delivered, repudiate it immediately, then shoot the one who brought the document.
@l. farnham: "why didn't hamas ask for witkoff's assurance on paper?", was my first question, too. then, i remembered how NATO once claimed, "not an inch eastward!" was never promised as it was nowhere in writing, i.e. russia has no business feeling threatened by NATO's eastward expansion.
horrible hypocrites the whole lot. [yet, they call innocent people they deport at their whim and will 'despicable'.] they have STOPPED CARING about 'promises' made one day and break them the next. with utter impunity.
Let's see... Hamas vs. Miriam Adelson (and the Jewish lobby). The US as an honest-broker is not just sliping, it just fell over the cliff. (Pick your favorite cliff).
I'd pick Preikestolen, Norway, "the Pulpit," 10,000 years old, almost 2000 ft. straight above the fjord and is said that the Vikings used it to perform sacrifices. Sounds perfect.
Excellent choice... My mom's family was from Norway.
Looks like the Palestinians are getting equal treatment to that of the American citizens in that both are getting stiffed, looted, mistreated, and lied to daily. Ours quit being "a government of and by the people" about the time Ronald Reagan, another easily manipulated dementia President, took office.
I think the Palestinians would dispute that analogy. What they are experiencing right now has no equivalent in the US - yet. We'd have to go back to the days of the genocide of the Native Americans to come close.
You are right. The Palestinian plight reminds me daily how lucky I am not to be in their place. Next to what they are going through, what we deal with is nothing.
Still, those making decisions within our government are the same as the Palestinian voices are talking about in this article, and there is NOTHING coming from that source to trust. It is not just Trump. As a Democrat, I NEVER thought I would see my Party ask me to support a genocide being committed by a foreign country, and fall all over itself to let Netanyahu shadow-govern American citizens, tell us who can administer, teach, and should be allowed to study in our universities. NOT ONE elected Democrat, including AOC, stood up and told him "No one elected you to govern our country." NOT ONE, Democrats!!!
I trust neither party to engage in good governance now. All it seems that they can do presently is fight each other for power and money.
Yes. It may help our understanding to recognize that we are dealing with the Uniparty. It uses different names, but they are walking together dragging us down the same street. As I've said before, the democrats aren't an opposition party. They just play one on TV, (and with far poorer players than in the past.)
Will we read about this US treachery in MSM?
Will Arab nations use their promised billions as leverage for Palestinians?
Agreement Incapable.