“What to Know About the Gaza Ceasefire Deal” Zeteo’s Prem Thakker takes on the big questions: Will it lead to a permanent end to the bombing? Did Trump really make it happen? Why couldn’t Biden get it done eight months ago? Here's what we know. open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/... - ThreadSky

mehdirhasan.bsky.social • 97 days ago

“What to Know About the Gaza Ceasefire Deal”

Zeteo’s Prem Thakker takes on the big questions:

Will it lead to a permanent end to the bombing? Did Trump really make it happen? Why couldn’t Biden get it done eight months ago?

Here's what we know.
https://open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/gaza-ceasefire-hamas-israel-what-to-know?r=3hicw3

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sydalexmom.bsky.social•97 days ago

I dunno ... maybe *SOMEthing* in play that occurred back in 1980 ... when #Reagan40 similarly pulled a #SleightOfHand ....

robinsnest62.bsky.social•96 days ago

Really?Trump made it happen? I can't with the media you all are unbelievable. I hope he does everything he has threatened I'm done

secretlynora.bsky.social•97 days ago

Yeah, no. The GCS ("Israel") is a genocidal apartheid state, they'll keep stealing land, stealing bodies, kidnapping people, murdering journalists.

musicalhistorian.bsky.social•97 days ago

Interested to see your take, since you're one of the few I think have been clear-eyed both about the horrendous situation over there, but also the need for US voters to consider the wider implications of a second Trump term. A shame more people weren't motivated.

nicolekatlady04.bsky.social•96 days ago

Trump met with netanyahu and violated the logan act back in july. It is suspected a back door deal was made to hold off on ceasefire until after trump was elected. That explains the 8 month wait. 8 months of more death and devastation all so trump could campaign.

mawi33.bsky.social•96 days ago

Don’t trust israhell

callmedonkey.bsky.social•97 days ago

Because Netanyahu wanted to give Trump a win and I'm sure there was a deal made between the two.

andys311.bsky.social•97 days ago

No doubt. Now Bibi can go back to kicking people outta the West Bank with glee

wendelschwab.bsky.social•96 days ago

And Biden and the Democrats walked right into it.

Everyone else in the world saw what was happening and they couldn't stop themselves.

callmedonkey.bsky.social•96 days ago

Not sure what Biden/Democrat could have done differently when the autocrats of the world have an agenda and are following their own playbook. Like Nixon and Reagan arranging with adversaries to prolong problems so as not to give D's a win. It's the citizens that fall for it over and over again.

misterastonish-san.bsky.social•96 days ago

This, literally Bibi paid Trump a visit in mar a lago back in May of last year, this was totally planned.

world2000fire.bsky.social•97 days ago

One phase over a short period allowing only. It’s a shit show. Can’t trust Terrorist or war criminals

lanamistysky.bsky.social•97 days ago

I'm sorry, I believe Biden did his best. I also believe that Trump is in the midst and the bombing will resume after Trump takes office, because he wants the Gaza Strip

twistedfairy.bsky.social•96 days ago

Sorry but no, Biden is wholly & solely responsible for what has been happening to the Palestinian people for the past 15 months. He is the biggest supporter of Israel & the biggest recipient of AIPAC $$ over the term of his political career.

twistedfairy.bsky.social•96 days ago

Biden along with hundreds of American politicians on both sides are on the AIPAC Zionist payroll & have been for decades. Remember that Netenhahu visited & spoke Congress last year amongst standing ovations & America has continued to veto any UN resolutions.

denngy.bsky.social•96 days ago

It ain't over till it's over.
There will still be hostages.
Publicity stunt for Biden and Hamas

hoppydave6.bsky.social•97 days ago

There’s also the basic reality that the US was unconditionally funding the war itself – it was not some distanced third party.’

hoppydave6.bsky.social•97 days ago

‘The Biden administration has behaved as if its role was limited. Yet instances like President Ronald Reagan’s call to Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin, demanding an end to Israel’s bombing of Beirut, come to mind.

holamau.com•96 days ago

what ceasefire?

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/1/16/live-celebrations-in-gaza-as-israel-hamas-reach-ceasefire-deal

shooshter.bsky.social•97 days ago

It was Trump?

thereallenin.bsky.social•97 days ago

Because Biden didn’t want a ceasefire. It was pretty obvious the last election was a slam dunk for Democrats if they just stopped supplying weapons like the majority of Americans wanted, and that would have been the pressure needed to make Israel stop, he just didn’t care.

dmrma413.bsky.social•96 days ago

Harris's internal polling showed that as well

nutzys.bsky.social•96 days ago

Who did what? What are the terms? Maybe just until Bidens exit and Trumps entrance.

captconvolvuli.bsky.social•96 days ago

The Bank Mgr changed, and doesn't seem too happy with his corporation's investment strategy......

mixie943.bsky.social•96 days ago

Under cover of the presidential inauguration Israel will cease ceasefire and tell the world “Oops sorry, not sorry!” And the cycle of no consequences will herald in the last us President before he anoints himself emperor…

5inthebox4fighting.bsky.social•97 days ago

Bebe and Trump secret agreement to dictate timing so idiots can claim that Trump made it happen.

darkhelmet53.bsky.social•97 days ago

Thank you Mehdi for the coverage and your stance for the Palestinians! I hope this deal last and is excepted and honored fully.

velvetdunn4.bsky.social•97 days ago

Fuck you who ever wrote this trash.

aoc32.bsky.social•96 days ago

https://substack.com/@aoc11/note/c-86602213?r=3m33xe&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action

brenbart.bsky.social•97 days ago

I had a feeling that regardless of how the election went down that the incoming president would suddenly and miraculously "fix"the problem so they could be hailed as the hero.

thereallenin.bsky.social•97 days ago

So why was Biden’s admin vetoing ceasefires at the UN constantly for over a year? It’s miraculously fixed because as much as I hate Trump, he actually wanted it to end, Biden has been a full throated supporter.

brenbart.bsky.social•97 days ago

I agree that Biden is to blame for his fervent support of the Gaza genocide and could have ended this far sooner. I don't think it was the Biden admin vetoing ceasefires. I think that was just Biden.

I don't believe Drumph gives a shit about Gaza. He just sees this as an opportunity for good PR.

thereallenin.bsky.social•97 days ago

None of that explains your conspiracy of Trump suddenly fixing it, which as I pointed out is ridiculous when Biden could have fixed it at any point since Oct 7th 2023. It isn’t a conspiracy, it’s just someone actually had the desire to end it, Trump.

thereallenin.bsky.social•97 days ago

Also, cool, Biden vetoed it and not the admin, the admin has still been running cover for every war crime Israel has committed. The Democrats don’t come out of this with a shred of credit. But then they’re no different to any US admin, this is the US in a nutshell

brenbart.bsky.social•97 days ago

I hold Biden as the principal responsible party and it felt like you were trying to generalize it to all Democrats.

Drumph has been meddling in politics since he left office in 2020 and hasn't said boo about Gaza but now he suddenly has a moral opinion on it? I don't buy it.

brenbart.bsky.social•97 days ago

Not just drumph. I was saying this was something drumph or Harris were planning on doing. Neither one cared enough to make a stand before the election when it could blow back on them and I cynically think whoever was elected was going to "fix" Gaza.

brenbart.bsky.social•97 days ago

Drumph could have spoken out about Gaza or attempted to help broker a ceasefire at any point but he didn't.

I think this is much more about old white men trying to orchestrate their historical legacy than any kind of humanitarian concerns.

brenbart.bsky.social•97 days ago

You seem to have a far more charitable opinion of drumph than I do. I don't think drumph narcissism allows him to have any real opinions about anything that isn't directly about him.

thereallenin.bsky.social•97 days ago

You misunderstand, I’m not saying his desire to see it end is because he cares about Palestinians, it IS purely about his personal optics, but that’s still 100x better than the dementia patient who actively kept it going and supplied the weapons and cover for war crimes.

brenbart.bsky.social•97 days ago

I think both the drumph and Harris campaigns saw this as an opportunity to start off the next presidency by looking like strong peacemakers.

Despite the occasional statement I honestly never got any sense of how Kamala felt about Gaza and don't remember hearing drumph even mention it.

mrlinas.bsky.social•97 days ago

Biden isn’t all there. That’s why it didn’t happen a month ago. And they really thought he could run again? Just political malpractice on the part of the democrats. And political criminality for the Republicans

handsoffblack7.bsky.social•97 days ago

Good to see the IDF is getting ahead of the “releasing prisoners from the West Bank” curve by carrying out raids in Bethlehem, Nablus, Tulkarem, Qalqilya, and Ramallah.

Some of the detainees included former prisoners, so the Israeli prison service will have plenty of people to abuse and violate.

vickyhudson.bsky.social•97 days ago

Respectfully @mehdirhasan.bsky.social the lede feels like a disingenuous bait and switch with a swing at Biden. Maybe that's Thakkers lede but it does not make me want to read it. I'd rather you tell us the truth upfront. That's what you're known for, isn't it?

cerberus-skye.bsky.social•97 days ago

This part of the article..."While Haaretz previously reported that Trump’s Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, did play a pivotal role in forcing the Israeli government to accept the deal, Israeli analyst Zvi Bar’el argues the tiered agreement is all a ruse for the government to retrieve as many host

cerberus-skye.bsky.social•97 days ago

ages as it can before attacking once more. Israeli media has also reported that Trump made several promises to the Israeli government, including that he would support Israel retroactively if it violated the agreement.

cerberus-skye.bsky.social•97 days ago

He didn’t stop there, according to Israel’s Ynet news outlet. Trump also reportedly agreed to remove Israeli settlers and far-right extremists from US sanctions lists."

It sounds like this is all just a facade for Trump to look good and Isreal to start up attacks again in the future.

dem4ever1970.bsky.social•97 days ago

If you seriously believe trump HIMSELF had anything to do with this so called cease fire, then I have a few bridges to sell you in the desert! The genocidal maniac, netanyahu, practically killed everyone in Gaza. He achieved his goal. Now he can make it look like his butt buddy trump helped!

dem4ever1970.bsky.social•97 days ago

netanyahu isn’t a ally of the U.S.! He’s an enemy as far as I’m concerned! He did everything, like FOTUS, to stay in power to avoid prison! That meant allow Hamas to freely come through the gates & wreck havoc upon his own ppl in Oct! It gave him the excuse & reasons he needed to avoid jail time!

mattkavanagh.bsky.social•97 days ago

If Biden wanted a ceasefire, he had the means to get it. Good riddance, but yikes, next guy up.

theelword.bsky.social•97 days ago

Israel is still bombing Gaza

rmtchl.bsky.social•96 days ago

Because, Trump and Netanyahu didn’t want it to happen eight months ago that’s why. I believe Trump and Netanyahu conspired on this to make Biden look bad running up to the election. Now they are going to say that Trump made this with his Wylie Coyote super genius intellect has saved the Middle East!

greasydump.bsky.social•97 days ago

So let's see. Ceasefire between Israel and Palestinians. No two state solution. No end to Israel stealing land. Sure, that's a great fix. The sequel is forthcoming as always.

shazster.bsky.social•97 days ago

...and most of Gaza is levelled anyway. No hospitals. No schools. No utility infrastructure. Everything juuuust blasted to shit. Tens of thousands dead. Millions starving.

Having the gall to call the wrap-up of a clearly completed genocidal process a "ceasfire" seems obscene to me.

greasydump.bsky.social•97 days ago

I know. I just shake my head and put my palm to my forehead Steph. Sigh.

ottovondanger.bsky.social•96 days ago

Biden could have cut them off at anytime. These war crimes are on Biden.

1sadora.bsky.social•97 days ago

It's illegal for private citizens to do diplomacy on behalf of /sabotaging the government. Trump most definitely broke the law by colluding with Bibi to drag out negotiations on their part during the campaign to harm Kamala with Muslim American voters. That's the credit he SHOULD get.

gedw23.bsky.social•96 days ago

US provided the military hardware & diplomatic cover which underwrote Israel's assault on Gaza.
At any point Biden could have witheld that, making it physically impossible for Israel to continue.
Bidens refusal to act, not Trumps words are what dragged the war out.

1sadora.bsky.social•96 days ago

Both things can be true, of course Biden could have made the effect of their collusion mute. Trump's collusion is still an illegal fact. I'm talking about Trump because the whole "who gets credit" buries the idea that giving credit to Trump means admitting to illegal diplomatic negotiations.

1sadora.bsky.social•97 days ago

And as a private citizen, who had not even won the election, there's no immunity. The media has been mum about investigating and reporting on that. Hope @mehdirhasan.bsky.social will talk about this at some point with guests that have inside intel.

bluegirlpdx.bsky.social•97 days ago

@premthakker.bsky.social has been an excellent addition. This is a well balanced and honest account of the current state of affairs.

bluegirlpdx.bsky.social•97 days ago

THIS was the reporting I was looking for.
I am upgrading to be a paid subscriber immediately, though tbh you and the @zeteo.com team earned that one day 1, and I’m woefully overdue. You’ve all been essential in getting to the truth and I’m grateful beyond measure for it.

riseupwoman.bsky.social•97 days ago

so if I reading this correctly, this is the same deal Biden proposed 8 mos ago, but Trump, despite not being POTUS yet, is getting the credit for this happening bc he told Israel just go thru motions now for hostage release and then later they can renig on their part but he will support them?!

phranklindb.bsky.social•97 days ago

Thank you.

notchakotay.bsky.social•91 days ago

That's about it.

lxracer.bsky.social•97 days ago

Watching the news lately, I feel like the more suffering that happens in the world, the stronger Trump seems to be getting. Like he’s being nourished by all the negative energy. If that was true though, Biden should have started reverse aging after the genocide in Gaza started. Maybe built different

butterfly-palm.bsky.social•96 days ago

Why couldn't Biden get it done? Thinking like this is why you lost the election.

lavenderhoney.bsky.social•95 days ago

Mehdi actively promoted trump the entire election cycle. He thinks people haven’t noticed because he thinks he’s smarter than everyone else.

butterfly-palm.bsky.social•95 days ago

So that explains it. I didn't know that

lavenderhoney.bsky.social•95 days ago

😆

etxred68.bsky.social•97 days ago

No the fool just has to take credit! He’s desperate for attention…any kind!!

sugarygranny.bsky.social•97 days ago

I certainly hope more ppl watch this, instead of believing all the MAGANUT lies and propaganda being spread about this.

bodascious.bsky.social•96 days ago

Seriusly, all I needed to know was that biden got it done!

lamarvalley25.bsky.social•97 days ago

I doubt the ceasefire deal will hold. Israel can just claim something and it will start all over again. Remember Israel was supposed to give the Palestinians their lands back in the 90’s and it never happened. Palestinians are Israel’s toy that they can denigrate any time they want

rjcarswell.bsky.social•97 days ago

Given Trump‘s track record, do you really think he had anything to do with it?

phranklindb.bsky.social•97 days ago

Geezus.
A journalist like yourself & these are the seriously stupid questions burning thru the hearts & minds of a country who just watched our democracy crash with the big assist from the squeals of 'VOTE UNCOMMITTED!'

They literally helped end this great democracy & you're shiving Biden?
Jfc.

notchakotay.bsky.social•97 days ago

thereallenin.bsky.social•97 days ago

Rubbish, if it was Biden he wouldn’t have been vetoing ceasefires at the UN over and over for over a year. Can’t stand Trump, but whether you like it or not this was him, Biden loved the genocide

jasonwily.bsky.social•91 days ago

Here’s the guy you celebrated for bringing peace to Gaza.

https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-lift-pause-2000-pound-bomb-supply-israel-walla-news-reports-2025-01-20/

jasonwily.bsky.social•96 days ago

Nothing about what you said makes sense. You see that, right?

twistedfairy.bsky.social•96 days ago

Biden is wholly & solely responsible for the Genocide and Ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people for the past 15 months. Biden has signed off on $35 Billion to Israel in Aid & weapons in that timeframe while vetoing any resolutions at the UN

twistedfairy.bsky.social•96 days ago

Hundreds of American politicians on both sides are on the AIPAC payroll with Biden being the biggest recipient of AIPAC $$ over the term of his political career.

jasonwily.bsky.social•96 days ago

If you think that’s bad, wait until you hear about what the guy who you credit for this “peace deal” wants to do.

thereallenin.bsky.social•96 days ago

This is a strawman, Trump being awful doesn’t suddenly make Biden ok for funding and arming a genocide for 13 months. No one is saying a Trump is good, we’re saying he’s better than Biden in the respect he stopped a genocide Biden was actively aiding

thereallenin.bsky.social•96 days ago

Care to explain why?

notchakotay.bsky.social•96 days ago

Because Trump had campaigned on the promise he would get a deal after he was elected, before he even took office. Yes, his envoy was involved in the FINAL negation of the deal proposed by Biden, but the backroom deal to hold off was made as quid pro quo when Netanyahu visited Mar-a-Lago.

wendelschwab.bsky.social•96 days ago

Biden could have put pressure on Israel to accept this exact cease fire months ago, but he didn't.

Biden and the Democrats are to blame for this.

jasonwily.bsky.social•96 days ago

Yeah I agree. But to give Trump credit for this cease fire makes no sense.

thereallenin.bsky.social•96 days ago

Of course it makes sense, and in the one hand you have a self confessed Zionist who had armed and funded this genocide while covering for war crimes, on the other you have someone who stopped it. Biden had no intention of stopping it and I think he’s only gone along with it now for the optics

dmrma413.bsky.social•96 days ago

It is because of Trump but not because he's a good guy

notchakotay.bsky.social•96 days ago

I have been infuriated at Biden for supporting Israeli militarily. But Trump is worse. He has said not a single word of support or compassion for the Palestinian civilians suffering genocide. He had illegally made a deal with Netanyahu to not accept the Biden plan until after Trump had been elected.

thereallenin.bsky.social•96 days ago

That makes no sense, if Trump had done that why would he then allow the deal to happen 5 days before he takes office, which creates a situation we’re seeing right here, where Biden and his supporters can claim credit?

thereallenin.bsky.social•96 days ago

Trump could then say Biden caused the hold up and now he’s out of office Trump was able to get it sorted, thus taking all credit.

thereallenin.bsky.social•96 days ago

We all know Trump only cares about himself, the only reason to hold up any deal is for the reasons I outlined, so for someone with a deal like that to allow it to happen while Biden is still in office makes zero sense

gelia-09.bsky.social•97 days ago

Vladimir….i latini dicevano in nomen omen non potevi che accusare Biden

pjmacdaddy.bsky.social•97 days ago

This too shall pass.

donnakay.bsky.social•97 days ago

I saw this picture and instantly thought it was Los Angeles. Then I read your post.

Wow!

jksilver.bsky.social•97 days ago

Too little, waaaay too late.

katnissrighthere.bsky.social•97 days ago

it was a massacre !!! and a plan to bring President Biden out!!!

cactusjackpine.bsky.social•97 days ago

Hezbolah hadn't even entered the fight 8 months ago. Things change in 8 months.

sweetjimmy72.bsky.social•97 days ago

I would imagine Biden couldn't get it done because the defense companies have budgets to hit.

owlbearqueen.bsky.social•97 days ago

Stop Trump is not the reason . This won’t stop the issues long term but at least not there’s room to rebuild . Your cynicism is dangerous at a time when the people who are left need help to rebuild.

chrisburdick.bsky.social•97 days ago

"Why couldn’t Biden get it done eight months ago?"

That one's easy: he didn't want to.

shutzy55.bsky.social•97 days ago

Whether Trump made it
happen or not (which I doubt) he’ll take credit no matter what.

vitamc.bsky.social•96 days ago

This is result of long Biden administration diplomatic work, and the fact that Hamas fears Trump influence over Israel regime.

amardguru.bsky.social•97 days ago

I almost expected Biden to have a "Genocide Accomplished!" banner behind him at his farewell speech.

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