Hamas swaps hostages for prisoners

Reposted by Patrick Dunleavy, Yanis Varoufakis, Allyson M Pollock , and 1 more Patrick Dunleavy, Yanis Varoufakis, Allyson M Pollock, Jože P. Damijan

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by Shibley Telhami

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Shibley Telhami

@stelhami.bsky.social

“We now have a paradigmatic Gaza generation like we had Vietnam generation and Pearl Harbor generation. There’s growing sense... they’re witnessing genocide in real time, amplified by new media... Israel is seen as a villain. And I that’s not likely to go away” - me
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/w...

A Test Now for Israel: Can It Repair Its Ties to Americans?

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by Juan Cole

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Juan Cole

@jricole.bsky.social

Al-Qassam didn't inform Hamas of its plan for Israeli hostages' handover flip.it/dJo6gH

Al-Qassam didn't inform Hamas of its plan for Israeli hostages' handover | Al Bawaba

ALBAWABA - The Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Hamas movement in Gaza, is keeping the arrangements for handing over the Israeli hostages ve

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Reposted by Bastiaan van Apeldoorn, Alex Callinicos, Bruno Amable

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🎓 Alex Callinicos	28%	33	16.1%
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by Michael D. McDonald

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Michael McDonald

@electproject.bsky.social

That’s a yes on sending troops to Gaza. At least they have been trained in American cities for urban warfare

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

WELKER: Can you guarantee that no US troops will ever be sent directly into Gaza?

JD VANCE: We're not planning to put boots on the ground

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by Eugene Kontorovich

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by Juan Cole

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Juan Cole

@jricole.bsky.social

Go forfend that any Palestinians should take part in the negotiations about Palestine

Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 3h

Palestinian Authority not invited to Gaza Peace Summit: Report - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/palestinian-authority-not-invited-gaza-peace-summit-report

Palestinian Authority not invited to Gaza Peace Summit: Report

<article data-history-node-id="430029" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/palestinian-authority-not-invited-gaza-peace-summit-report" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/palestinian-authority-not-invited-gaza-peace-summit-report" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Palestinian Authority not invited to Gaza Peace Summit: Report</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>The Palestinian Authority (PA) was not invited to participate in the Gaza Peace Summit which will be held in Egypt's Sharm el-Sheikh on Monday, a source told al-Araby al-Jadeed.</p> <p>An unnamed senior Palestinian official told the news site that Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi did not respond to a request by the PA to "reaffirm that the Palestinian leadership remains the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people".</p> <p>According to the source, the PA were not invited as it was not included in US President Donald Trump's peace plan for Gaza.</p> <p>Some 20 countries are set to attend Monday's summit, which will be co-chaired by Trump and Sisi.</p> </div> </div> </article>

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by Fareed Zakaria

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Reposted by Eugene Kontorovich

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45.0%

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by Ashok Swain

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Ashok Swain

@ashoswai.bsky.social

Gaza Peace Deal offers calm but risks erasing the genocide of Palestinians. If international legal mechanisms & ICC, are sidelined, the narrative of peace could obscure the reality of impunity of Netanyahu's war crimes. My interview with @hammadsarfraz tribune.com.pk/story/257189...

The illusion of peace in Gaza | The Express Tribune

Even as Trump and other leaders convene in the Middle East, analysts warn that the ceasefire will remain fragile, and the broader struggle

tribune.com.pk

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by Alan Sked

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by Shibley Telhami Reposted by Steven Heydemann

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🎓 Shibley Telhami	40%	13	43.3%
🎓 Steven Heydemann	44%	20	19.7%
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0.231

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Shibley Telhami

@stelhami.bsky.social

"What we really have is... a hostage release deal, a ceasefire with uncertain term - and a prayer. We don't have a peace deal."
My thoughts about Trump's Gaza deal, on @npr.org
www.npr.org/2025/10/11/n...

A foreign policy expert talks about prospects for peace marked by the Gaza ceasefire

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Shibley Telhami, Anwar Sadat professor for peace and development at the University of Maryland, about the U.S.-brokered peace deal between Hamas and Israel.

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Reposted by Juan Cole

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Middle East Eye (Unofficial)

@middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social

Aid starts entering Gaza as preparation begins for captive swap - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/aid-starts-entering-gaza-preparation-begins-captive-swap

Aid starts entering Gaza as preparation begins for captive swap

Ceasefire deal stipulates that 400 trucks will enter the strip daily

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Reposted by Juan Cole

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200 US troops stationed at Israeli base to monitor ceasefire - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/200-us-troops-stationed-israeli-base-monitor-ceasefire

200 US troops stationed at Israeli base to monitor ceasefire

<article data-history-node-id="430037" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/200-us-troops-stationed-israeli-base-monitor-ceasefire" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/200-us-troops-stationed-israeli-base-monitor-ceasefire" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">200 US troops stationed at Israeli base to monitor ceasefire</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>US troops are stationed at an Israeli military base and are set to begin operations as soon as Sunday to monitor the implementation of the ceasefire deal in Gaza, Israel's Channel 12 is reporting.</p> <p>According to the report, at least 200 US troops will be stationed at Hatzor Air Base in southern Israel, although US and Israeli authorities have yet to confirm the move.</p> <p>An Israeli official told Channel 12 that further withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza is currently not under discussion, although another official reported that US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and his team had begun drawing up maps to plot the withdrawal.</p> <p>In a post on X, Witkoff said that he had visited Gaza along with US Central Command Commander Admiral Bradley and Jared Kushner “to verify Israel’s compliance with Phase I of the agreement".</p> </div> </div> </article>

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by Oliver Stuenkel Reposted by Helmut Reisen

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Reposted by Patrick Dunleavy

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Reposted by Patrick Dunleavy

35%

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Reposted by Ruud Koopmans

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by Anne Norton

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Anne Norton

@annenortonnow.bsky.social

No real sign of that. Enabling Israeli genocide was a bipartisan effort.

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