Accepting the Democratic nomination for president, Vice President Kamala Harris said she supports Israel’s right to self-defense but also criticized its « devastating » toll on Gaza civilians.
As anti-Israel agitators have protested outside the Democratic National Convention (DNC) for the last four days, Vice President Kamala Harris finally addressed the Israel-Palestinian conflict during her speech on the convention’s final night.
« With respect to the war in Gaza, President Biden and I are working around the clock because now is the time to get a hostage deal and a cease-fire deal done », Harris said Thursday night in Chicago’s United Center. « And let me be clear – I will always stand up for Israel’s right to defend itself, and I will always ensure Israel has the ability to defend itself, because the people of Israel must never again face the horror that a terrorist organization called Hamas caused on Oct.
