It is the familiar story, Israel and the U.S. present a list of demands to the opposition (Hamas), and if the other party refuses to negotiate itself out of existence, they are labeled as acting in bad faith. Why would anybody deal under such conditions? In a legal sense these negotiations between unequal parties are invalid anyway. It appears these negotiations are geared towards total domination, in the future, by one party over the other. Where lies the fairness?
"Contracts will be found to be unconscionable and unenforceable under the law if a court determines that the parties had unequal bargaining power and if one party took advantage of the inferior"
"US, Israel withdraw from Gaza cease-fire talks"
"United States and Israel on Thursday cut short Gaza cease-fire talks in Qatar following Palestinian resistance group Hamas' response to the latest cease-fire and hostage deal proposal.
President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff said the U.S. was bringing home its negotiating team for consultations.
"While the mediators have made a great effort, Hamas does not appear to be coordinated or acting in good faith," Witkoff said in a statement. "We will now consider alternative options to bring the hostages home and try to create a more stable environment for the people of Gaza."
Hamas said it was surprised by Witkoff's remarks claiming the group lacked a desire to reach a cease-fire in Gaza and said it was committed to continuing negotiations.
"The movement affirms its keenness to continue negotiations and engage in them in a manner that helps overcome obstacles and leads to a permanent ceasefire agreement," Hamas said in a statement early on Friday.
It was unclear what "alternative options" the U.S. was considering."
"Hamas says it will only release all hostages in exchange for a full Israeli withdrawal and end to the war. Israel says it will not agree to end the war until Hamas gives up power and disarms, a condition the group rejects." Emphasis added.
For more, follow the link below.
https://www.dailysabah.com/world/mid-east/us-israel-withdraw-from-gaza-cease-fire-talks
Before one can successfully teach one must be intimately familiar with the subject at hand. The following seems to imply that Trump's 'The Art of the Deal' is all based on smoke and mirrors, hence he paid $25M in judgement to his former students of the Trump University.
"Trump paying $25M after judge approves Trump University deal"
https://apnews.com/article/17e975d3ccba4a92a9b023dff8437b21
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Thanks Frank. Blaming the victim. It is as you say.
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Thank you John. By the way, I enjoy your blog very much. https://drjohnsblog.substack.com
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