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malaise

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Breaking - the US has called for an immediate cease fire in Gaza [View all]

about time

US drafted a UN resolution with the demand

Keep on meeting with ReTHUGs Bibi

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Breaking - the US has called for an immediate cease fire in Gaza [View all] malaise Mar 21 OP

K&R spanone Mar 21 #1

About time. marble falls Mar 21 #2

Release of Israeli hostages tied to Washington's demand as Biden administration ups pressure on ally Nanjeanne Mar 21 #3

Thanks for the link malaise Mar 21 #5

I'm not sure what the final text will be. I'd like to be hopeful but I don't feel it yet. Nanjeanne Mar 21 #7

That won't happen. BWdem4life Mar 21 #49

Hostages enid602 Mar 21 #84

Of course it is ripcord Mar 21 #58

This seems prudent Johnny2X2X Mar 21 #4

Any rooting out of Hamas will always result in the same outcome TheKentuckian Mar 21 #38

Will this appease edhopper Mar 21 #6

Anti-Biden Palestinian supporters were anti-Biden all along meow2u3 Mar 21 #14

NYT: Democratic Donors Warn Biden Over Israel-Gaza Policy 3/20/24 Gaugamela Mar 21 #17

That's not what I'm seeing on Facebook womanofthehills Mar 21 #112

Hmm, maybe they will vote No Labels. Oh wait.... louis-t Mar 21 #114

100 percent no BannonsLiver Mar 21 #22

No, most think it's too late to do so MuchBetterThanThis Mar 21 #31

Sorry, that's just dumb. Ocelot II Mar 21 #41

I really ForgedCrank Mar 21 #67

Reminds of of predictions sarisataka Mar 21 #69

They did... Steven Maurer Mar 21 #120

Black men? Are you kidding? What about the Pumas/white women? brush Mar 22 #127

Relative drop-off is what we're talking about here Steven Maurer Mar 23 #139

Place the blame where it's due...on white voters for trump. No excuses for them. brush Mar 23 #140

In every critical swing state in 2016 Hillary lost by less than 1%. In everyone of those critical JohnSJ Mar 22 #131

I agree with you 100%. skylucy Mar 21 #78

Well that is stupid edisdead Mar 21 #45

Trump and his Republicans thank your wife and any others like her for her support. W_HAMILTON Mar 21 #52

"Won't forgive him". How magnanimous of THEM. You don't vote for Biden means you help trump. Anything else is bulshit JohnSJ Mar 22 #126

Don't even call them that. They are the same wing that hasn't reliably voted BootinUp Mar 21 #111

Glad we finally got there. 2naSalit Mar 21 #8

If they were to release the surviving hostages PCIntern Mar 21 #9

Ceasefire is a lie. There are no fucks given if firing continues unabated TheKentuckian Mar 21 #24

Ex-actly! PCIntern Mar 21 #37

The surviving hostages and bodies of the deceased hostages. CincyDem Mar 21 #30

Yes. Terse and to the point BunkieBandit Mar 21 #76

There is only one reason why you say what you say. Brenda Mar 21 #103

Yeah, except poster did not do that. They were explicit that they were talking about Hamas and Hamas only. emulatorloo Mar 21 #108

We all know that ain't happening womanofthehills Mar 21 #117

Basically the same news from the beginning of March Donkees Mar 21 #10

A cease fire is long overdue. Sky Jewels Mar 21 #11

It's a step in the right direction to negotiations rather than killing. Ping Tung Mar 21 #12

Yes!! TODAY. AllyCat Mar 21 #13

Cut off our supply of weapons nowforever Mar 21 #15

Hamas has not been nullified. They are still attacking TheKentuckian Mar 21 #20

there's been more than enough time to eliminate Hamas TomDaisy Mar 22 #122

By what definition that doesn't escalate civilian casualties well beyond TheKentuckian Mar 22 #136

The day the ceasefire begins . . . Richard D Mar 21 #16

However Avalon Sparks Mar 21 #27

Um . . . Richard D Mar 21 #29

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Why? Butterflylady Mar 21 #73

Um . . . Richard D Mar 21 #48

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Of course . . . Richard D Mar 21 #119

No, we shouldn't have bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki.. Butterflylady Mar 21 #80

Were... Richard D Mar 22 #134

Calling the prospect of something that just happened ludicrous and silly TheKentuckian Mar 22 #137

You do realize after 68 dead civilians at Pearl Harbor we proceeded to kill almost 3 million Japanese... EX500rider Mar 21 #68

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So what was your plan to stop Japan enslaving all of Asia? EX500rider Mar 21 #86

FDR decided it was a good idea to round up all Americans of Japanese descent and put them in internment camps MichMan Mar 21 #118

That does not sound like a plan to defeat the Japanese Empire which is what I asked EX500rider Mar 22 #124

China might have disagreed sarisataka Mar 21 #88

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US is sending Ukraine old/decommissioned equipment. Do you have reputable sources to back up your opinion that emulatorloo Mar 21 #110

Ukraine might have chosen negotioation when they were invaded sarisataka Mar 21 #115

WTF? Mossfern Mar 21 #74

That's the exact fucking outcome TexasDem69 Mar 21 #85

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If there is no opposing army in Gaza TexasDem69 Mar 21 #93

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In your opinion sarisataka Mar 21 #98

I was reading DU in 2001 TexasDem69 Mar 21 #99

Weird we remember different things Avalon Sparks Mar 21 #105

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What do you propose Israel do? TexasDem69 Mar 21 #96

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You're right - the Palestinians have neither the money or the military...what they do have though is... CincyDem Mar 21 #35

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College students were chanting the "River to the Sea" slogan on US campuses NickB79 Mar 21 #54

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Pure ignorance Zeitghost Mar 21 #62

Ignorance you say..... Butterflylady Mar 21 #82

It's what the saying means Zeitghost Mar 22 #123

Netanyahu also used the saying. brush Mar 22 #129

You may be unaware of anyone wishing harm to Israel sarisataka Mar 21 #65

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" I'm not aware of even one Palestine supporter or wishing any direct harm to Israel." lol, eyes closed or what? EX500rider Mar 21 #70

If you support "from the river to the sea" TexasDem69 Mar 21 #101

Easy test...ask them what river and what sea. CincyDem Mar 21 #106

I was going to reply with snark sarisataka Mar 21 #75

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Apples and oranges... CincyDem Mar 21 #104

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Appreciate your perspective here and I'll like you to think about the difference between Gaza and Germany... CincyDem Mar 21 #116

Maybe Netanyahu will also take the time to strenthen border defenses... brush Mar 22 #128

It's time for president Biden to set aside American politics and assume the roll of interenational statesman. flashman13 Mar 21 #18

Upon returning to the DU home page I find this post by Nanjeanne of an article in Haaretz flashman13 Mar 21 #19

And when Hamas steals the aid Mountainguy Mar 21 #34

But what about? Put aside the talking points. I suggest you look up the definition of humanitarian. flashman13 Mar 21 #36

Its what has and will happen Mountainguy Mar 21 #39

You really should read up on the history of the Middle East.... Butterflylady Mar 21 #89

What is humanitarian about setting up the exact scenario described? TheKentuckian Mar 21 #43

Let me be blunt here. Israel is currently conducting mass murder against two million people flashman13 Mar 21 #59

Well said Avalon Sparks Mar 21 #63

However many it takes for them to release the hostages, surrender, and cease the attacks. TheKentuckian Mar 21 #79

You're simply wrong TexasDem69 Mar 21 #87

Well said, Goddessartist Mar 22 #133

Co-sign. I've take a lot of verbal garbage from people here for speaking for the innocent. onecaliberal Mar 22 #135

We will still be calling for an end to the killing of innocent women and children. EVERYDAY. onecaliberal Mar 21 #83

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Sure, Jan. onecaliberal Mar 21 #100

Hamas doesn't care. Fozzledick Mar 21 #21

That statement is .....wow I'm.... Butterflylady Mar 21 #92

YES!!!! And did you notice that the Trump shill Johnson has invited that nice Bibi to address the House? PatrickforB Mar 21 #23

Empty words unless we tell Israel that we will cut off military aid if they don't comply. Goodheart Mar 21 #25

long overdue, but, when it fails, are we dragged into this war? Against Israel? lindysalsagal Mar 21 #26

We aren't going to war with Israel. Ace Rothstein Mar 21 #28

There is fucked up and then there is, well, the Middle-East. twodogsbarking Mar 21 #32

Iraq violated, like, three UN resolutions, and got invaded. Aristus Mar 21 #33

Should the UN invade Israel? sarisataka Mar 21 #40

No. Definitely not. Aristus Mar 21 #51

Kinda hard to take the UN seriously when 2/3rds of the resolutions Mosby Mar 21 #53

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And are 2/3's of the worlds Human Rights violations happening in Palestine & Israel? EX500rider Mar 21 #71

You're right Avalon Sparks Mar 21 #90

Recommended. H2O Man Mar 21 #42

Hopefully the US adds in punitive measures should this ceasefire, much like the last one, be violated. Lancero Mar 21 #50

DURec leftstreet Mar 21 #61

If Ukraine was doing to Russia after it invaded Zeitghost Mar 21 #66

Kick orangecrush Mar 21 #72

Finally! mahina Mar 21 #77

Good. TomDaisy Mar 22 #121

The latest -US, EU ratchet up pressure on Israel over Gaza ceasefire; UN vote planned malaise Mar 22 #125

BREAKING: The magical word "ceasefire." betsuni Mar 22 #130

It included a return of all the Hostages JI7 Mar 22 #132

Ceasefire got voted down - Sticking point was, apparently, Hamas releasing the hostages. Lancero Mar 22 #138