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How is this hacker news? From the HN guidelines: Off-Topic: Most stories about politics, or crime, or sports, or celebrities, unless they're evidence of some i

How is this hacker news? From the HN guidelines: Off-Topic: Most stories about politics, or crime, or sports, or celebrities, unless they're evidence of some interesting new phenomenon. Videos of pratfalls or disasters, or cute animal pictures. *If they'd cover it on TV news, it's probably off-topic.*

verdverm 2y ago
There are exceptions to the rules, like US election results or the end of major wars
rgmarkh 2y ago
It is news because several newspapers credit the achievement to Trump and his envoy Witkoff. Ha'aretz has more on this, but it's paywalled so here is another one: https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/with-epic-deal-reached-trump-says-hell-work-with-israel-to-ensure-gazas-never-again-terror-safe-haven/ https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/with-epic-deal-... This is not just Trump bragging and taking credit, search other sources.
- hrjat 2y ago
  [flagged]
- whatshisface 2y ago
  US foreign policy does not actually change when the administration does.
- hackyhacky 2y ago
  > This is not just Trump bragging and taking credit, search other sources. This claim is not justified by the link you provide. What evidence do you have to support it?
  - sealion1232 2y ago
    https://www.axios.com/2025/01/11/trumps-israel-gaza-deal-jan-20-witkoff https://www.axios.com/2025/01/11/trumps-israel-gaza-deal-jan... https://www.timesofisrael.com/arab-official-trump-envoy-swayed-netanyahu-more-in-one-meeting-than-biden-did-all-year/ https://www.timesofisrael.com/arab-official-trump-envoy-sway... Enjoy the fish.
- Cyph0n 2y ago
  I hate Trump as much as the next guy, but multiple sources are agreeing on the fact that Trump’s team had a role to play in this. But I guess this upsets the “vote blue no matter who” crowd.
linsomniac 2y ago
I'd guess because of the word "Most" in that line of the guidelines?
LordDragonfang 2y ago
From the same page of guidelines: > Please don't complain that a submission is inappropriate. If a story is spam or off-topic, flag it.
- seizethecheese 2y ago
  Yeah, the irony is the guidelines have weasel words allowing this post but not the comment
adamredwoods 2y ago
We should always celebrate peaceful interactions over violent ones.
layer8 2y ago
See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42614703 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42614703. Really major political developments often have a thread on HN.

verdverm 2y ago

There are exceptions to the rules, like US election results or the end of major wars

rgmarkh 2y ago

It is news because several newspapers credit the achievement to Trump and his envoy Witkoff. Ha'aretz has more on this, but it's paywalled so here is another one: https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/with-epic-deal-reached-trump-says-hell-work-with-israel-to-ensure-gazas-never-again-terror-safe-haven/ https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/with-epic-deal-... This is not just Trump bragging and taking credit, search other sources.

hrjat 2y ago
[flagged]
whatshisface 2y ago
US foreign policy does not actually change when the administration does.
hackyhacky 2y ago
> This is not just Trump bragging and taking credit, search other sources. This claim is not justified by the link you provide. What evidence do you have to support it?
- sealion1232 2y ago
  https://www.axios.com/2025/01/11/trumps-israel-gaza-deal-jan-20-witkoff https://www.axios.com/2025/01/11/trumps-israel-gaza-deal-jan... https://www.timesofisrael.com/arab-official-trump-envoy-swayed-netanyahu-more-in-one-meeting-than-biden-did-all-year/ https://www.timesofisrael.com/arab-official-trump-envoy-sway... Enjoy the fish.
Cyph0n 2y ago
I hate Trump as much as the next guy, but multiple sources are agreeing on the fact that Trump’s team had a role to play in this. But I guess this upsets the “vote blue no matter who” crowd.

linsomniac 2y ago

I'd guess because of the word "Most" in that line of the guidelines?

LordDragonfang 2y ago

From the same page of guidelines: > Please don't complain that a submission is inappropriate. If a story is spam or off-topic, flag it.

seizethecheese 2y ago
Yeah, the irony is the guidelines have weasel words allowing this post but not the comment

adamredwoods 2y ago

We should always celebrate peaceful interactions over violent ones.

layer8 2y ago

See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42614703 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42614703. Really major political developments often have a thread on HN.