Blinken Admits U.S. Pressure on Israel Led Hamas to Back Away from Deals

 Sarah Arnold; Townhall  "In revealing admission, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken acknowledged that American pressure on Israel played a significant role in causing Hamas terrorists to back away from previously discussed deals. Blinken's comments, which surfaced amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, shed light on the complex dynamics between the U.S., Israel, and Hamas. The revelation raises questions about the Biden Administration's approach to Middle East peace efforts and whether its actions have unintentionally emboldened terrorist groups." . . .

Pro-Hamas Foreign Students Are About to Be Deported

. . ."To protect Americans, the United States must be vigilant during the visa-issuance process to ensure that those aliens approved for admission into the United States do not intend to harm Americans or our national interests.  More importantly, the United States must identify them before their admission or entry into the United States.  And the United States must ensure that admitted aliens and aliens otherwise already present in the United States do not bear hostile attitudes toward its citizens, culture, government, institutions, or founding principles, and do not advocate for, aid, or support designated foreign terrorists and other threats to our national security," the order states." . . .  "Anti-terrorism and pro-Israel group Beta already has a list ready to go. From the New York Post: "

They supported the savages who did this: Raped, starved, branded, and left in total darkness – ex-hostages reveal horrors of Gaza captivity

. . ."Gaza terrorists holding Israelis and foreign nationals captive following the invasion of southwestern Israel on October 7th systematically abused them and intentionally starved or denied medical treatment to many of their victims, according to the testimony of returned hostages.

"On Saturday, the Israeli Health Ministry published its report to United Nations Special Rapporteur Alice Edwards, submitted last Monday, which provides details on the allegations lodged by former hostages against Hamas terrorists and others who held them captive in the Gaza Strip after October 7th.

"The report, which does not cite individual former captives, is based upon the testimony of returned hostages, most of whom were released during the November 2023 ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

"According to the report, the psychological and physical abuse of hostages – including sexual assault and torture – was common during their captivity, as was the denial of critical medical care and even food, with many captives intentionally starved.

“ 'Women, men, and children who returned from captivity reported that they endured severe physical and sexual abuse, such as beatings, isolation, deprivation of food and water, branding, hair-pulling, and sexual assault,” the report said." . . .

Multiple children were tortured during captivity, with the report noting “signs of binding, scars, and marks consistent with trauma.”  “Two young children had burn marks on their lower limbs. One child stated that the burns were the result of a deliberate branding with a heated object.”

"They say the same thing about the Holocaust. They just hate Jews and don't even consider us as human beings. Did you see the pro-Hamas demonstrators at US universities who only reacted when they saw the photos of the murdered dogs on the kibbutzim? I'm a dog lover, but they never reacted to the reality of murdered Jews. That said it all to me."    Frank Arnold