United Nations General Assembly may need to act to resolve Mideast impasse

On June 13, Hamas responded to persistent needling by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken over the U.S. proposal for a pause in the Israeli massacre in Gaza. The group said it has "dealt positively... with the latest proposal and all proposals to reach a cease-fire agreement." Hamas added, by contrast, that, "while Blinken continues to talk about 'Israel's