They've broken every ceasefire in the past. They've never kept a ceasefire. So it's very difficult to negotiate with someone who's, like, moving that football constantly.
Michael Oren
The Public Record
If you put pressure on Hamas -- notice the Hamas wasn't willing to negotiate at all before Israel went out on the ground.
Well, first of all, MJ is absolutely right. You don't have an agreement with Hamas. And even if you have an agreement, you don't have an agreement because they don't negotiate in good faith.
This is the horrible reality of this war, and it's just in our -- no, it's not just a story. I'm a dad and a grandad, and it's just heartbreaking, the whole thing.
He is showing that America, after a long period of isolationism, is willing to project power again on a massive scale.
the president and his administration have not wavered a bit. They understand that the ceasefire means Hamas wins, Hamas gets away with mass murder.
I think the Israeli public will be open to any realistic venue that will change the status quo, perhaps a peaceful resolution.
I think that when you're fighting against an enemy that's hiding behind its own population, using them as human shields, the administration has said this, Secretary Blinken has said this repeatedly, there's going to be civilian casualties.
You have Mahmoud Abbas. He is the president for the Palestinian authority. He's in the 18th year of his four-year term, all right? He will not stand for re-election because he knows if he does, he's going to lose to Hamas.
We're under the pressure from the pictures coming out of Gaza. We're under the pressure from our own party. Can you do your utmost? Could you open up these, you know, humanitarian corridors or humanitarian pauses to allow aid in and…
Qatar is the godfather of Hamas. Qatar hosts some of the leading figures in Hamas.
I do not think at all that Israel can or will stop because we have to destroy Hamas, or we ourselves will die.