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I don’t believe in coincidences. So I do believe that President Trump had an impact on this deal. And obviously the Biden administration is eager to wrap this up.”
Asked whether those threats may have led to the ceasefire, Cornyn replied
No one’s going to buy that Biden delivered this ceasefire. No one,
said DussThe Bible says blessed are the peacemakers. Many peacemakers helped make this deal happen.”
As he praised his diplomats, he grew wistful
Prime minister Netanyahu then spoke with US President Joe Biden and thanked him as well for his assistance in advancing the hostages deal.”
After relaying plans to come to Washington to meet with Trump to discuss the situation around Gaza, he added a curt line about his work with BidenIt was really quite remarkable,
said the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the negotiationsArab officials: Trump envoy swayed Netanyahu more in one meeting than Biden did all year.”
The Times of Israel, citing its own sources, put it less charitably for the Biden campI thought that was quite effective,
the Biden administration official saidBiden has always made clear that no matter what Netanyahu does, he will continue to have unconditional, unstinting American support,
he saidThis EPIC ceasefire agreement could have only happened as a result of our Historic Victory in November, as it signalled to the entire World that my Administration would seek Peace and negotiate deals to ensure the safety of all Americans, and our Allies,
Trump wrote on social media
It is the result not only of the extreme pressure that Hamas has been under and the changed regional equation after a ceasefire in Lebanon and weakening of Iran – but also of dogged and painstaking American diplomacy,
Biden saidFor the past few days, we have been speaking as one team,
Biden said in a nod to Witkoff being part of the talks
The involvement of President-elect Trump’s team has been absolutely critical in getting this deal over the line,
Miller told reportersThe ironic reality is that at a time of heightened partisanship even over foreign policy, the deal represents how much more powerful and influential U.S. foreign policy can be when it’s bipartisan,
he said
Today, after many months of intensive diplomacy by the United States, along with Egypt and Qatar, Israel and Hamas have reached a ceasefire and hostage deal. This deal will halt the fighting in Gaza, surge much humanitarian assistance to Palestinian civilians, and reunite the hostages with their families after more than 15 months in captivity,
Biden said in a statement
Phase One will last six weeks. It includes a full and complete cease-fire, withdrawal of Israeli forces from all the populated areas of Gaza and the release of a number of hostages held by Hamas,
Biden said in a White House speechDuring the next six weeks, Israel will negotiate the necessary arrangements to get phase two, which is a permanent end of the war,
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This is a deal that, in its basic form, has been on the table for many months, and it is an absolute travesty that the Biden administration never used any of the massive leverage it had to push it over the finish line,
Josh Paul, who resigned from the State Department’s in opposition to America’s policy of providing lethal arms to Israel for use in Gaza, said
I think that if they wanted to, they would have leveraged some real influence, particularly with [Israeli prime minister Benjamin] Netanyahu and the Israeli government, and I think that Biden and his advisors made a decision that that was not something that they’re willing to do that allowed for the continuation of the violence against Palestinian civilians for over 15 months,
Habash addedI don’t think that the Biden administration was prioritizing reaching a deal expediently,
Habash, a Palestinian-American political appointee at the Department of Education, saidIt’s not as if suddenly the terms have shifted significantly, it’s just that now you had an incoming US president that was willing to actually use some pressure,
Sheline, who resigned from the Biden administration over the president’s refusal to lean on the Israeli government to prevent more bloodshed in Gaza, said