• alkbch@lemmy.ml
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    12 hours ago

    A couple months ago when his envoy, Steve Witkoff, made Netanyahu meet him during Shabbat despite Netanyahu’s objections, and pressured him to accept the ceasefire deal.

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      7 hours ago

      Rofl that was JOE BIDEN’S ceasefire deal, Trump just happened to take office right before it was finalized.

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        5 hours ago

        Joe Biden presented the deal in May 2024 and Netanyahu quickly rejected it. It’s only when Steve Witkoff, Trump’s envoy, forced Netanyahu to meet during Shabbat and pressured him to take the deal that it the ceasefire actually happened, shortly before Trump’s inauguration.

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            5 hours ago

            Biden held all the cards, he could’ve gotten a ceasefire before the election if he had put conditions on arms transfers but he didn’t do that, that was his choice.