It's Tuesday, April the 30th, 2024. Welcome to the Daily Article podcast. I'm Chris Elkins,

narrating today's article written by Denison Forum co-founder and CEO, Dr. Jim Denison. Quote,

in this moment, the only thing standing between the people of Gaza and a ceasefire is Hamas,

end quote.

This is how U.S. Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, described a ceasefire proposal that he

called extraordinarily generous on the part of Israel.

In its first phase, Hamas would release as many as 33 hostages in exchange for a pause and hostilities

in Gaza and the release of Palestinian prisoners. A second phase, described as restoration of

sustainable calm, would include the exchange of the remaining hostages, captive Israeli soldiers,

and the bodies of hostages for more Palestinian prisoners.

If Hamas accepts the proposal, will this bring peace to the Middle East?

Tragically not, so long as Hamas remains pledged to Israel's complete destruction.

If your neighbor publicly vowed to murder your family and burn down your house,

I doubt you'd invite him to dinner. While no one

would blame you for defending your family, activists across our country continue to blame Israel

for doing the same. Student protesters at Columbia University declared this morning that they had

taken over a building on the campus after defying a deadline to disperse. Protesters and police clashed yesterday at the University of Texas in a confrontation that resulted

in dozens of arrests. The number of arrests at campuses nationwide is now approaching a thousand.

Imagine, however, what would happen if these activists actually went to Gaza, women would be subjugated,

while gay and transgender individuals would likely be imprisoned or executed.

Ironically, the protesters would be far safer in the hands of the IDF in Gaza than with Hamas.

The Israeli soldiers whose work in Gaza is being so roundly condemned actually have a

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