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I just think it's terrible when the majority of the world is looking at this man and what he's doing in Gaza and then also what he's overseeing in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, that we're welcoming him into this so-called sacred halls of our government,
This has been an ongoing struggle for people that just want to have dignity and be able to live independent lives and dream of a better future,
When I hear someone like Bernie Sanders talking, I think there's a hope."
In 2015, Matthews told Rolling Stone He is the one who thwarted all efforts aimed at ending the war and concluding a deal to release the prisoners,
it said in a statement after the speech While his coalition is wobbling because of the tension with the extreme-right parties, Netanyahu is deliberately delaying the negotiations for the release of the hostages,
wrote columnist Amos Harel in the liberal Israeli daily, Haaretz, adding There are details to be worked through,
said U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan while speaking in Aspen, Colorado last week If the American administration is serious, it should put pressure on the prime minister of the Zionist government Benjamin Netanyahu to stop this aggression,
It is clear that what happened with Kamala Harris is that number one, she has her hand now firmly on the tiller. There is no question – she was the only one who made a [on-camera] statement,
When our enemies see the U.S. and Israel are aligned it increases the chances for a hostage deal and decreases the chances for a regional escalation,
the Israeli official told Axios President Biden and Vice President Harris delivered the same message in their private meetings to Prime Minister Netanyahu: it’s time to get the ceasefire and hostage deal done. And this is what the Vice President said publicly as well,
The public comments tracked with her previous comments on the conflict. She started with underscoring rock-solid support for Israel and then expressed concern about civilian causalities and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, as she always does,
I also expressed with the Prime Minister my serious concern about the scale of human suffering in Gaza, including the death of far too many innocent civilians. And I made clear my serious concern about the dire humanitarian situation there,
The situation in Gaza is catastrophic. The human suffering is unacceptable. It cannot continue,
the statement from the three prime ministers said Israel must listen to the concerns of the international community. The protection of civilians is paramount and a requirement under international humanitarian law. Palestinian civilians cannot be made to pay the price of defeating Hamas. It must end,
We cannot look away in the face of these tragedies. We cannot allow ourselves to become numb to the suffering and I will not be silent,
President Biden expressed the need to close the remaining gaps, finalize the deal as soon as possible, bring the hostages home, and reach a durable end to the war in Gaza,
What has happened in Gaza over the past nine months is devastating. The images of dead children and desperate hungry people fleeing for safety, sometimes displaced for the second, third or fourth time,
Harris told reporters, according to news agency AFP There has been hopeful movement in the talks to secure an agreement on this deal, and as I just told prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, it is time to get this deal done,
Israel has a right to defend itself. And how it does so matters,
We came today with a sense of urgency,
said Jonathan Dekel-Chen, whose son is a captive