Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders said Sunday he doesnāt know that a ceasefire is possible in the Israel-Hamas war with āan organization like Hamasā involved.
āI donāt know how you can have a ceasefire, (a) permanent ceasefire, with an organization like Hamas, which is dedicated to turmoil and chaos and destroying the state of Israel,ā Sanders told CNNās Dana Bash on āState of the Unionā Sunday.
If you ever read a headline about Bernie and are disappointed in what he said, itās a pretty good chance he said some other stuff too that got left out.
Just because the headline doesnāt have him also criticizing Netanyahu, doesnāt mean heās suddenly supporting him.
Agree with you. I was browsing when out on a weekend and fell for the clickbait.
The problem with his idea is that Hamas actively refuses the two state solution and has been doing so violently for decades. Thatās their whole thing.
And then youāve got Netanyahu on the other side. Whichā¦ You know
The PLO called for the elimination of Israel as well. That changed after the first intifada and itās the closest weāve ever been to peace. This is a different and much more fraught situation, though. I donāt expect conciliation on the part of Hamas after this.
I mean at this point the two state solution is entirely a political fiction. Bibi has seen to it with his support of the settlers in WB.
Only shot now is to fold in everyone and turn it into the Confederation of Jerusalem. Expose the extremists of both sides to electoral accountability from the tired masses they try to demonize now that theyāre voting members of the public too.