Secretary of State Antony Blinken is celebrating the fact that Hamas said it welcomed a UN Security Council resolution Monday endorsing the Biden plan (falsely described as the Israeli plan) for a ceasefire-hostage deal in Gaza.
Hamas accepted nothing. It simply pocketed the concessions in the proposal, which by the Biden administration's own admission was "virtually identical" to Hamas's own proposals, and demanded the thing it still really wants: victory.
The resolution calls for Israel to leave Gaza; for Gaza to return to the territorial status quo ante; for outside money to rebuild Gaza; etc. Notably, it does not call for Hamas to be ousted or disarmed. That's the new starting point for a deal.
What Hamas wants is for the deal also to include an explicit Israeli commitment not to return to war to destroy the terrorist organization. There's no way Israel will agree to that. That's why, for months, I've been saying a deal is impossible.
Meanwhile, Blinken is giving away the store. The correct U.S. posture should be: give up the hostages, and maybe we'll let the leaders of Hamas live, in exile. Not this garbage about how nice everyone is going to be, and pretty please.
Today's episode is devoted to the second anniversary of the October 7 terror attacks. It was produced before the announcement of a ceasefire deal, yet remains current & relevant.
Please listen, and #bringthemhome.
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This week's portion is a beautiful poem, containing the Covenant between God and the people of Israel. But given the breaking news that Hamas may actually have agreed to release all of the Israeli hostages, I will devote my remarks to that.
One hopes it is true; if so, it makes this week's additional reading, from II Samuel 22, even more relevant: David's song of praise to the Lord for delivering him from the hand of his enemies.
"18 He rescued me from my powerful enemy,
from my foes, who were too strong for me.
19 They confronted me in the day of my disaster,
but the Lord was my support."
So much to focus on this week -- and much breaking news. A peace deal in the Middle East, perhaps? Eric Adams dropping out of the mayor's race? And a looming shutdown as Democrats push their demands beyond absurdity.
Special guests:
- Bradley Jaye - Breitbart News congressional correspondent, on the shutdown
- John Carney - Breitbart News financial editor, on the upcoming jobs report
- Jerome Hudson - Breitbart News entertainment editor, on the Kimmel fallout
- Frances Martel - Breitbart News foreign editor, on the UN and Gaza talks
- Matisyahu - award-winning reggae artist, on his new album, "Ancient Child"
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