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Cease-fire talks come at a key moment as Biden faces growing campus protests​

Top U.S. officials see a potential deal, which would also secure the release of hostages, as perhaps the only way to quell political blowback.
April 30, 2024, 4:40 PM PDT
By Monica Alba

WASHINGTON — Senior Biden administration officials are increasingly concerned about where protests on college campuses over the war in the Gaza Strip will expand to next and view a potential cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas as perhaps the only development that could quell some of the political blowback over President Joe Biden’s handling of the conflict.

The White House has for months been pursuing a cease-fire deal to secure the release of hostages held by Hamas, but the current round of talks comes at a critical moment — both in the war and in Biden’s re-election campaign.

"There has to be this deal," National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby told reporters Tuesday.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who is shuttling across the Middle East trying to secure the deal, called on Hamas to accept it after he met Tuesday with the king of Jordan. Blinken is scheduled to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday.

U.S. officials see the current deal as the last and best one there is, in part because they say the Israelis have agreed to and compromised on key stipulations in this round of negotiations.

"The president is very concerned about how critical this moment is," one U.S. official said. "There aren’t really cards left to play."

Negotiations over a deal that would include a temporary cease-fire and the release of some hostages have often reached a critical phase in recent months, and then fell apart. But now, with Israel insisting it intends to carry out a military offensive in Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah despite U.S. objections, a breakdown in cease-fire talks could leave little time for reviving them later, officials say. And a failure to secure a deal this time could give way to a more intensified war and would put hostages at further risk, they say.

The inflection point also comes as Biden is contending with growing protests on college campuses and the threat of demonstrations at his and other top administration officials’ events heading into the summer. Some administration officials privately note that one significant benefit to a diplomatic breakthrough could be its effect on the protests, some of which have turned violent on college campuses in recent days.

On Tuesday, the White House issued a sharp statement condemning students at Columbia University who took over a campus building by force Monday evening.

"President Biden has stood against repugnant, Antisemitic smears and violent rhetoric his entire life," White House spokesperson Andrew Bates wrote. "Forcibly taking over buildings is not peaceful — it is wrong."

The White House has said the president supports demonstrations that are "peaceful and lawful."

Some U.S. officials have expressed optimism about reaching a cease-fire deal this time, though they’ve made similar comments during previous rounds of talks. The U.S. goal is for any temporary cease-fire to extend longer, and potentially pave a path to the end of the war, officials have said.Blinken on Tuesday characterized a deal as "the best way, the most effective way to really deal with the suffering of people and also to create an environment in which we can hopefully move forward to something that’s really sustainable."
Pro-Palestinian protesters have accused Biden of condoning genocide in Gaza — a charge the White House vehemently rejects. Protesters have repeatedly called for an immediate cease-fire. Biden has backed one that is contingent on Hamas releasing hostages.

The latest unrest at universities is the clearest representation yet of how the president’s foreign policy is affecting young Americans at a time when he needs their support for his re-election. White House officials have been seeking to strike a balance of respecting the protesters’ right to free speech, while calling out violent rhetoric and actions.

“A small percentage of students shouldn’t be able to disrupt the academic experience,” Kirby said on Tuesday.

The White House is leaving all decisions about how and whether to clear campuses of encampments by pro-Palestinian protesters to the schools.

And while the academic year it set to end in a matter of weeks, it’s unclear how commencement season could unfold for many schools dealing with protests that have led to more than 1,200 arrests so far, according to an NBC News tally.

Cease-fire talks had been at an impasse for weeks, but U.S. officials said they were encouraged by Hamas’ recent release of two videos showing proof of life of three hostages, suggesting that could indicate the terrorist group’s interest in cutting a deal.

Netanyahu pledged on Tuesday to proceed with a large-scale invasion of Rafah, where more than 1 million Palestinians are sheltering, whether a hostage deal comes together or not. The U.S. official conceded that Israel could still move forward even if there is an agreement, but officials say they believe Netanyahu is playing to his far-right coalition with his comments.

Blinken on Tuesday urged Hamas to take the deal, saying "the Israelis have put a strong proposal on the table."

"The time to act is now," he said.
 
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Biden 'most unpopular US President' in 7 decades, where does Trump stand?

US President Joe Biden has emerged as the most unpopular US President with 38.7% job approval rating over last seventy years, according to a recent survey by Gallup Poll. Donald Trump is ahead of Biden with 46.8% job approval rating
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Joe Biden 'most unpopular US President' in 7 decades, where does Donald Trump stand?​

1 min read 29 Apr 2024, 12:32 PM IST
Written By Sharmila Bhadoria

US President Joe Biden has emerged as the most unpopular US President with 38.7% job approval rating over last seventy years, according to a recent survey by Gallup Poll. Donald Trump is ahead of Biden with 46.8% job approval rating​

US President Joe Biden. (AFP)
US President Joe Biden. (AFP)

Ahead of the US elections 2024, US President Joe Biden has emerged as the least popular president in 70 years, according to a survey conducted by Gallup poll. Biden earned the title, by securing 38.7% job approval, way lower than Richard Nixon and Jimmy Carter. Whereas, Donald Trump secured a 46.8% job approval rating in the poll.

Former US president Richard Nixon secured a 53.7% job approval rating, whereas Jimmy Carter earned a 47.7% approval rating. Dwight Eisenhower who became the US President in 1952, remained the most popular president in the country with a 73.2% rating in the survey.

According to the trend, every incumbent US President who has secured more than 50% approval rating has managed to win the next election as well. However, Barack Obama emerged as an exception after he managed to secure a victory for the second time in 2012, after getting a 46% approval rating six months before the elections.

What is the approval rating of Donald Trump?​

Several people regard Donald Trump's presidential tenure as a success compared to that of Joe Biden. According to the poll survey, Trump earned, a 46.8% job approval rating, which is better than Biden's rating.

Will Biden return as US President in 2024?​

According to the New York Post, no first-term president has ever managed to return to power after securing as low as Joe Biden's ranking in the Gallup poll.
Joe Biden is currently dealing with skyrocketing inflation in the country and one of the US's worst border crises. His term also witnessed the after-effects of the disastrous pullout from Afghanistan. Moreover, his growing age also poses a question on his efficiency as a US president. The poll also indicated that Biden's job approval has not shown any improvement over the past quarters. The Gallup poll survey is based on the responses of 1,001 Americans received from April 1 to April 22.
 

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