Not a Surprise: Kirby Admits Israel-Hamas Negotiations Going Nowhere

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    National Security spokesman John Kirby appeared on ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday and admitted that negotiations for an Israel-Hamas ceasefire are basically going nowhere. The completely unsurprising reason? Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is unwilling to negotiate “in good faith.” Imagine that, a terrorist is being difficult. Who could have predicted such a thing?

    Kirby responded to a question by one of our least favorite journalists, George Stephanopoulos:

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    Kirby was asked whether escalation was inevitable. He’s still hoping for diplomacy despite all the Biden-Harris administration’s failed attempts at securing a deal:

    The reality is that negotiating with terrorists like Hamas never seems to work out well. You can give in to their excessive demands and release all your prisoners—who will then go on to kill more people—or you can just unilaterally stand down and call it a “ceasefire.” 

    There is one deal, however, that would end the conflict immediately: Hamas releases all the hostages and disarms. All these chats with murderers, even as they continue to kill hostages, seem like roads to nowhere.

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