Timeline for Why does Israel not agree to a permanent ceasefire with Hamas in order to return hostages with the intention of breaking the ceasefire later?
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| Apr 11 at 16:07 | comment | added | Gramatik | @homopoliticus A slim majority of Americans and a large majority of Democrats in the US disapprove of Israel's actions, most while simultaneously condemning Hamas' actions but that's beside the point. Israel has survived on American goodwill and strategic import for 50 years and public opinion is at a breaking point for the party currently in power news.gallup.com/poll/642695/… | |
| Apr 11 at 15:11 | comment | added | Princess Ada | @homopoliticus Israel's attack on Gaza is, to say the least, very controversial in the west. I very much think you're mistaken if you believe "any reasonable person" in the west would be fine with them pretending to agree to a ceasefire before immediately returning to the slaughter, without even the excuse of trying to rescue hostages any more. | |
| Apr 9 at 18:25 | comment | added | homopoliticus | ... it's not clear to me why the US should get more upset about Israel saying that it will stop the fighting and then continuing it (and getting the hostages out this way) than it is about Israel simply continuing the fighting without making any commitments. | |
| Apr 9 at 18:24 | comment | added | homopoliticus | Thanks, I think this comes closest to explaining the issue, but I find the last paragraph baffling. Why would the US consider Israel's use of a reasonable amount of dishonesty in the face of an implacable and amoral enemy a "stunt" or something to get upset about? Won't any reasonable person in a Western country understand that the goal of getting the hostages back home justifies such subterfuge? I mean, maybe it's understandable that the US is upset with Israel for killing so many Palestinian civilians, but given that the US itself has called repeatedly for the release of the hostages, ... | |
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| Apr 9 at 12:08 | history | answered | TenthJustice | CC BY-SA 4.0 |