A Ceasefire Hold Up & President Biden’s Farewell 01/16/25

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🗓️ 16 January 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Israel and Hamas have reached a ceasefire deal, but last minute disputes have held up its approval. Former foreign policy advisor in the Bush Administration Dan Senor explains the nuances of the deal and argues, while it isn’t a good deal for Israel, he still supports it. Plus, President Biden delivers a warning in his farewell address, short seller Hindenburg Research is shutting down, and a number of tech CEOs are headed to Washington, for President-elect Trump’s inauguration. Dan Senor - 10:04 In this episode: Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk Becky Quick, @BeckyQuick Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin Katie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie

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0:00.0	Bring in show music, please.
0:02.0	Hi, I'm CNBC producer Katie Kramer.
0:06.0	Today on Squawk Pod.
0:09.0	Two steps forward, one step back in the Israel-Hamas war.
0:13.0	Will they agree to a ceasefire?
0:15.0	Foreign policy expert Dan Cynor joins us.
0:17.0	Is this a good deal?
0:19.0	No, it's not.
0:20.0	It doesn't mean Israel shouldn't do it.
0:21.6	But why?
0:22.6	The reason I am supportive of this deal is because Israel militarily and geopolitically is in the
0:27.6	best position it has been.
0:29.6	Honestly, we go all the way back to the Six Day War in 1967.
0:32.6	How we got here, why it's taking so long to find a resolution and what new leadership stateside might do.
0:39.7	Biden, and I've given him credit from time to time for what he's done for Israel post-October
0:43.9	7th, but I think he stymied many of the negotiations because of the pressure he would publicly
0:49.8	put on Israel.
0:51.7	Plus, a well-known short-seller shutting down.
0:54.4	The emotional toll.
0:56.0	Stress.
0:56.7	And stress that being a short-seller has.
0:59.4	Always in a fight or preparing for a fight.
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