


Today Joe Biden announced a cease-fire plan that he suggested Israel is on board with and claims it would lead to a permanent cease-fire.
Here’s more from NBC News:
President Joe Biden announced Friday that Israel has proposed a three-part plan that would ultimately lead to a permanent cease-fire in the Gaza Strip, as well as the release of all hostages who have been held there for the last eight months.
Speaking from the White House, Biden said that the proposal comes after intensive diplomacy carried out by his team. The plan has been relayed to Hamas via Qatar, one of the main mediators in negotiations.
Biden said that, in that first phase, Israel and Hamas would negotiate a permanent cease-fire and admitted that there could be major hurdles.
“I’ll be honest with you, there are a number of things to be negotiated to move from phase one to phase two,” he said.
The president said that phase two wouldn’t begin until all agreements are reached. That second stage would involve the release of all living hostages in exchange for Palestinians imprisoned in Israel.
The final phase would be the start of a major reconstruction plan in Gaza and the return of the remains of deceased hostages to their families.
“I’ve urged the leadership in Israel to standby behind this deal, regardless of whatever [political] pressure comes,” Biden said.
Hamas did not immediately respond to the proposal. It said in a statement Thursday that, if Israel stops its war in Gaza, it would be prepared “to reach a complete agreement that includes a comprehensive exchange deal.”
Biden announced the plan while Israel is currently on Shabbat and Mark Levin claimed that was a sleazy tactic by Biden because Israel doesn’t normally respond to news during this time of rest:
SLEAZY JOE BIDEN, MAKES AN ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT ISRAEL ON SHABBAT, WHEN MOST OF ISRAEL SHUTS DOWN
Biden announced this so-called plan on Shabbat in Israel, when Israel does not typically respond to news developments. This was sleazy and typical of Biden. We have no idea what is being proposed; we have no idea what Israel thinks; and he is already crediting himself and his regime with a peace plan. Then he urges the world to put pressure on Israel. Hamas doesn’t give a damn about public pressure.
I seriously hope a permanent cease-fire plan that Biden announced is not something Israel is considering. The only permanent cease-fire that Israel should considering is the one that involves exterminating Hamas.