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PhD Mid East History • Fellow @ArabCenterWDC • Author State of Resistance: Politics, Culture & Identity in Modern Iran (Cambridge 2022, https://t.co/HiZkKAS0eE)

Aug 22, 8 tweets

Since Matthew Miller admitted that Netanyahu sabotaged a ceasefire, here’s a 🧵 on Biden officials lying about it.

Blinken June 11, 2024: Israel has agreed, the only party—

Reporter pushes back

Blinken: No, that’s the official position of the 🇮🇱 govt

Netanyahu stated publicly and Israeli media reported immediately after Biden’s announcement on May 31, 2024, that Israel would not agree to permanent ceasefire.

July 31 2024, after Israel assassinated Haniyeh in Iran.

Said: Does killing chief negotiator send message that they don’t want these negotiations?

Patel: I’m not gonna speculate

Miller June 13, 2024

Prem: Israeli officials said they’d rather not stop til they complete their aims of the war, any response

Miller: Israel put forward this proposal…yes there was going to have to be negotiations on how you end the war

September 9, 2024

Reporter: Is White House prepared to increase pressure on Netanyahu to accept a ceasefire deal, similar to UK withholding more weapons?

Kirby: Hamas is the main obstacle

July 15, 2024

Said: Do you think attack on Mawasi that killed close to 100 is Israeli attempt to scuttle talks…We’ve seen a pattern from Israel that every time we get close we see something like this

Miller: Israel is committed to the proposal

Blinken, August 19, 2024

Blinken May 2024: Only reason [deal] wouldn’t be achieved is Hamas

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