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Beastly Boy

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25. Does this mean Hamas can keep their power?

Reply to Celerity (Reply #19)

Tue Jan 14, 2025, 07:57 PM

Jan 14

Apparently, Dumpy disagrees with Bibi, and so do millions of Israelis.

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Hamas Accepts Draft Agreement For Gaza Ceasefire And Release Of Hostages, Officials Say [View all] Beastly Boy Jan 14 OP

I hope so...... Lovie777 Jan 14 #1

So they can retreat and re-arm... Archae Jan 14 #2

"So they can retreat and re-arm" speak easy Jan 14 #5

Hamas out of power and out of Gaza, militarily and politically. Beastly Boy Jan 14 #7

" Hamas out of power and out of Gaza" speak easy Jan 14 #8

Then it wouldn't look like "total victory", and the terrorists would still be running their extortion racket. Beastly Boy Jan 14 #16

Equals a forever war / occupation, speak easy Jan 14 #22

then it is definitely on Jihadis, and I would welcome any suggestion on how to deal with them. Beastly Boy Jan 14 #23

Send in the Saudis / Arabs speak easy Jan 14 #30

Your question was Beastly Boy Jan 14 #32

except all the times that they do when their movements die out and people lose interest thebigidea Jan 14 #28

But isn't this mostly a hostage/prisoner exchange? LeftInTX Jan 14 #18

It's also about a partial IDF withdrawal, and it is a temorary cease fire to last 42 days. Beastly Boy Jan 14 #21

If that is Israels goal Eko Jan 14 #26

You forgot the hostages. Beastly Boy Jan 14 #27

Didnt forget the hostages. Eko Jan 14 #29

No, in my words, return of hostages is woefully insufficient for "total victory". Beastly Boy Jan 14 #31

You named multiple things that would mean total victory. Eko Jan 15 #34

I didn't say a word about Hamas keeping the hostages, did I? Why then do you presume that Beastly Boy Jan 15 #35

Lol. Eko Jan 15 #36

ok, this is just too ridiculous to keep responding to. Beastly Boy Jan 15 #37

I mean, this just doesnt make any sense. Eko Jan 16 #38

Hamas needs to give up power Dumpy Jan 14 #10

Hamas to formally Surrender / Relinquish power? speak easy Jan 14 #14

Bibi and the RW religio fashies propped up Hamas for ages in their attempt to play divide et impera games Celerity Jan 14 #19

Does this mean Hamas can keep their power? Beastly Boy Jan 14 #25

Completely agree DeepWinter Jan 14 #9

Do you not want a ceasefire? maxsolomon Jan 14 #13

This is what Hamas wants. Beastly Boy Jan 14 #33

History repeats? Any chance the hostages are released ... LSparkle Jan 14 #3

That would be perfect timing. But the Israeli Knesset has to ratify the treaty, and Beastly Boy Jan 14 #4

Let's see how long before Hamas breaks it. They have a long history of doing this, then breaking the deal AZLD4Candidate Jan 14 #6

No, the world blames Hamas when they retaliate for Israeli strikes that go unreported in the MSM or Jit423 Jan 14 #11

So Oct 7th was a preemptive strike against Israel? A music festival? 1200 people and hostages. AZLD4Candidate Jan 14 #15

LOL. MarineCombatEngineer Jan 14 #24

A deal should still be struck. Recovering hostages is the main priority. maxsolomon Jan 14 #12

Let's make one thing clear: this is not a deal, it's extortion. Beastly Boy Jan 14 #17

It's a deal because Trump won. LeftInTX Jan 14 #20