Washington, DC – Vice President Kamala Harris says she will “not be silent” in the face of Palestinian suffering, as Israel’s war in Gaza rages on.
But Palestinian rights advocates want to know exactly what that means for United States foreign policy.
The vice president — and the Democrats’ likely nominee for the presidency — emphasised the plight of Palestinians in Gaza after meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday. Nevertheless, she pledged ongoing support for Israel.
Activists say expressing sympathy for Palestinians without pursuing a meaningful shift away from the US’s policy of unconditional military and diplomatic support will not help Harris win back voters alienated by President Joe Biden’s approach to the war.
“Without an actual commitment to stop killing the children of Gaza, I don’t care about her empathy for them,” said Eman Abdelhadi, a sociologist at the University of Chicago. She stressed that the US bears “responsibility” for the atrocities committed against Palestinians.
“To be empathetic to someone that you’re shooting in the head is not exactly laudable. We don’t need empathy from these people. We need them to stop providing the weapons and the money that is actively killing the people that they’re supposedly empathising with.”
Right. So, I’m Jewish. What i want is for Harris to tell Netanyahu: “stop killing Palestinian kids for fucking nothing, or i will cut off all foreign aid to your shithole country”. But i will settle for weak-ass half measures because any incremental gain literally saves lives. She can play hardball later on, if there is some way for her and congress to undermine AIPAC. More than likely, that’s going to be a generations-long struggle.
Harris 2024. Fuck russia, including the republican traitor filth.
Some great quotes here.
To be empathetic to someone that you’re shooting in the head is not exactly laudable.
Unfortunately, Harris is kinda stuck. Even if she wins the election, Biden is still President until January. She can’t undermine his foreign policy too much.
I hope she actually does what’s good for Palestine once she’s in a better position to.
From a political perspective it’s amazing how much of a lose-lose this situation has been for Biden and now Harris. Half the country is calling him “Genocide Joe” for supporting Israel while the other is calling him antisemitic for supposedly abandoning Israel. To be fair I think one side is arguing in bad faith and these aren’t equally valid positions, but regardless not a soul in this country seems to be content with our current approach - even if it’s intended as some sort of compromise.
Half of the country certainly is not - a very vocal but small minority are spamming the fuck out of social media saying that.
Only the biggest social movement since the Vietnam war. Must be Russian bots on social media right?
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My guess is that a lot of people don’t even think about it because they’re worried about making rent this month.
Don’t get me wrong, it’s an important issue. However, just because we’re plugged in and paying attention doesn’t mean everyone is or even can.
It’s not a lose-lose situation. Supporting israel is a loss because as we see they turn on Biden anyways by calling him antisemitic for wagging his finger a little bit while sending 2000 pound bombs for israel to drop on schools. Not supporting israel would have been a win.
Biden and the Democrats have not compromised. He is full on with israel on the Genocide side. There are no conditions to weapons, and the Biden admin lies daily that israel is not committing war crimes so they can violate Leahy law.
Withholding support to Israel would embolden the opposition here at home and have huge geopolitical implications abroad. I won’t argue over whether or not it’s the right thing to do, but I definitely wouldn’t characterize it as a “win” for any US administration.
If we don’t give Israel 2000 pound bombs to throw on hospitals it has huge implications abroad?
Yes.
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Amazing mods don’t ban trolls like you
Well, did you vote for Trump in any election?
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Is it bed time in Russia and China?
They post what would likely fit European daytime hours.
Well, people are up at all hours, that doesn’t mean they are in a specific country. Maybe they work nights.
No
Can you vote in a US presidential election?
Your comments tell the story clearly, I am just saying that I tagged you as such.
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How come no one that runs for president is ever as perfect as me.
A cop can never be trusted to be telling the truth. She’s pandering to her base only for them to be let down again.
Who would you want to see as president (besides Bernie)
If given the choice, I would just assume Democrats and Republicans as a party dropped off the face of the earth.
The $5m she’s taken from AIPAC and the language in her letter the other day regarding Union Station suggests she’s gonna mirror Biden policy of condoning and funding genocide.
Unless she takes a hard stance with threats to remove money and weapons then the status quo is what we should expect.
