Vice President Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign has clarified that she does not believe Israel is committing genocide in Gaza after an incident at a rally suggested that she did.
At a campaign event at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, a protester interrupted Harris and said she invested “billions of dollars in genocide” and pressed her about the massive child casualties in Gaza, repeatedly describing the Israeli onslaught as a genocide.
Addressing the students, Harris said, “What he’s talking about, it’s real. That’s not the subject that I came to discuss today, but it’s real, and I respect his voice.”
A spokesperson for Harris’s campaign said Sunday that the comments made by the protester “don’t reflect the position of the Biden-Harris administration or the vice president’s stance.”
The spokesperson added that Harris “didn’t agree with defining the war as a genocide, and she has not expressed such a stance in the past, as this is not her position.”
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ruled that its “plausible” Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinian population of Gaza. There have been massive civilian casualties in the onslaught, and Israeli forces have purposely targeted children.
A group of 99 American healthcare workers who volunteered in Gaza said in an open letter to Harris and President Biden that each one of them “treated pre-teen children who were shot in the head or chest on a regular or even a daily basis.” The American healthcare workers also estimated that over 118,000 Palestinians had been killed in Gaza, or about 5% of the population.
Despite the mass slaughter, the Biden administration maintains Israel is not committing genocide since that would mean US officials are supporting genocide.
Harris also angered pro-Palestine groups over the weekend when discussing the situation in Gaza by labeling the October 7 Hamas attack on southern Israel the “most tragic” part of the conflict.
So she just writes off the entire Muslim and Progressive vote, I'm starting to wonder if the intent is to lose. The vote is close, but she could wrap it up tomorrow just by saying, "I'll abide by US law and not send weapons to groups committing crimes against humanity." She'd lose a minuscule number of pro-genocide voters, but good riddance.
"So she just writes off the entire Muslim and Progressive vote" If the Muslim and Progressive voters don't vote for Harris and Trump wins, how in the heck to they think that that will be a good thing for the Palestinians? Do you want Trump to win and if so how do you think that will be good for Gaza?
I won't vote for anyone who is going to make me party to genocide. Period.
It should tell you also something that someone on internet volunteering time and effort in advocating for genocide selflessly offers his advise that you that you should vote for genocidal tweedledum instead of genocidal tweedledee because tweedledee is even more genocidal.
Besides the bottomless depravity on display, it should tell you something about the absence of democracy in the US.
It does, speaking for myself and many posting here, we will not vote. At best we could resort to write ins like Jill Stein, if nothing else our dogs name will do.
There are no honorable politicians left to vote for, in neither party. The governing donors killed functioning democracy a long time ago if there even was one.
As though a Democratic genocide is somehow better than a Republican genocide.
They’re steadily “boiling the frog”, year by year the atrocities are getting worse and worse, and the US public (and EU public to a lesser extent) are simply falling in line behind their designated “leaders”. Destruction of the social safety net, unleashing of the financial industry, a wanton invasion without any provocation, then torture, then worldwide drone murders (including US citizens), mass removal of environmental protections, an attempted coup, and that’s all become “business as usual”. Now they’ve accepted using their tax dollars for genocide and there’s scarcely a peep from the thundering herds, I suspect next it will be direct US troops involved in mass slaughters on the nightly news, and we’ll be expected to cheer for “our heroic warfighters” (as disgusting a term as Madison Avenue has ever invented). They’ve rolled back most of the progressive advances of the last century and we’re headed back into the 19th.
Neoliberalism is in power in the EU too, Maggy Thatcher was a terrible influence on the continent. DE Gaulle was right, he vetoed the UK EU membership twice, but the moment he was gone she applied again and made a great proxy for neoliberal US economics in the EU the US. Now Biden stabbed them in the back when he blew up NS2, most EU members are also NATO members a coerced alliance Biden is also breaking in pieces, Putin can watch it.
Destruction of social democracies in Europe is in progress, via the salami method, a little at a time.
True, same thing. Europeans have more choices to vote, but that just means you have more of the same instead of just two of the same and then also polarize to create the illusion of choice.
Jill Stein OR, uncommitted. Then take to the streets…………
O'm going with uncommitted.
I am opposed so I don't vote at all, or if possible a write in "Kemal Ataturk" a great Turkish leader. Uncle Sabien's great idea.
Not that anyone counting votes would take notice.
Some time ago I returned a donation request from Democrats without a check but noted my refusal to vote for criminals and I did not pay for postage as asked to do. It was nothing, but it made feel better.
"Then take to the streets" To do what?
Demonstrate like the million man civil rights march:
The Million Man March was a large gathering of African-American men in Washington, D.C., on October 16, 1995. Called by Louis Farrakhan, it was held on and around the National Mall.
Maybe a bit of mischef?
As if things are so good in Gaza right now or before. For the Palestinians it really doesn't make any difference who is in the white house.
The same is true for the American people. The ruling elite is in bed with the war profiteers all over USA/NATO members, including the newcomers Sweden and Finland. Democracy is in a coma if not already dead.
US and Europe are not democracies as I understand the idea.
"it really doesn't make any difference who is in the white house." Sure about that?
Look at you ! Pretending you think "a good thing for Palestinians" means anything except extermination.
In what way does it make a difference who wins? Both are scum as is the guy in office.
A big difference.
In what way? Both would continue the criminal genocide in Gaza and have no coherent domestic policies either. Neither one has leadership capability nor the stature of a statesman/woman. They have no accomplishment to show, Trump is a failed conman, she has nothing to show and nothing to say and she was not even inquisitive as VP, she could have worked for early childhood development, and competent affordable day care, paid maternity leave, availability of privacy for nursing women to pump their milk at the workplace. Nothing interested her, maybe the hijab of Muslim women could be a campaign subject. She is not a real mature woman in my eyes, no substance.
> The vote is close,
No its not. Not even close. Trump is leading by a wide margin. The "vote is close" "they are dead even" is the bs rhetoric poll agencies use to keep supporters funding campaigns
Its always Neck and Neck until it isnt
I upvote you only because I wish what you say is true. I made a comment on Yahoo recently that disagreed with someone saying Israel has shown restraint. I had 12 downvotes in a matter of minutes.
Yahoo comment sections are slightly less AND somehow slightly more toxic s**tpiles than Reddit.
But the votes of both T. Burns, and joke, matter !
I mean, neither would vote Dem anyways, but…
It is interesting how there are no Pro Palestinians supporters at a Trump rally.
Trump never pretended to be pro-Palestinian, so why should they go to Trump rallies? He is ready to invade Iran with Netanyahu , like Kamal if elected.
Why would anyone with a brain vote for either one of them?
Netanyahu is their leader no matter what.
Democracies are failing, elections are being rigged in all western NATO countries, nothing new about that.
Kamal Ataturk ! Now THERE'S a write-in option ! Ataturk would never cut Social Security !!
He was a real leader, and a patriot and served his nation well.
Even his last name was an encouragement !!
“Great job, Kamal ! Ataturk !”
That was exactly why I was able to remember his name easily in a history class. I just pictured someone slapping him on the back and congratulating him.
Because his "fans" relish the carnage being committed by the Zionists government in Israel.
Also, remember Mr. Trump has said that we needed to help Israel to "finish the job".
Fuck them and a special fuck you for you………..
And we can't forget "If someone donates millions of dollars for me (hint: her initials are MA), I'm going to do what they want…"
Which should make you a Trump supporter.
But I'm not. Go figure.
He's a Netanyahu supporter.
Pretty much the same, they are cloned.
Even more interesting how you can read the minds of an entire crowd.
I don't believe your claim.
Proving me wrong, show a pro Palestinians supporter at a Trump rally.
You made the claim – burden of proof is on you to substantiate your claim that there are "no(ne)" in the crowd.
I assumed no burden of proof. I said "I don't believe your claim". That is not adopting the opposite position; that is saying "YOU claim none. I don't believe you until you prove it."
The Democratic party (and the Republican party as well) can't see the Israeli made Genocide taking place as the cement truck which is about to hit them in the face? Gee wiz. Looks like they need to keep handlers around Kamala 24/7 in fear she might state the obvious. Notice how here poll numbers are suddenly slipping.
> Notice how here poll numbers are suddenly slipping.
Not its not suddenly slipping. Its never moved – its just that we are coming closer to election day and the polling companies (bought and paid for to keep supporters funding campaigns by claiming its dead even) need to salvage some credibility.
As election day nears expect reporting from polling companies to start reflecting SOME reality in order to salvage some credibility
It's lucky the democratic staff knows what Kamala actually believes..
That response alone is reason enough NOT to vote for her.
Is she just ignorant or that stupid, or just another political opportunist without a conscience and morals? Frankly, she is despicable. Who votes for war criminals?
The USA/NATO democracies are ruled by war criminals, it is an army of little Jeffrey Dahmers, baby killers.
There is no politician with honor to vote for Nov. 05,
Who votes for convicted felons?
Maybe uninformed suckers could vote, and there are many of them.
Half of Americans are below median intelligence, but every four years more like 95% of actual voters at least pretend to be.
Maybe the lack of education ads also, or the lack of confidence in government. I think it is all of the above.
Some choice the parties provide, ignorant, stupid or a felon? That is enough reason to not vote.
Voters.
The USA ABUSES DEMOVRACY AT HOME the same way it abuses elected governments abroad around the world, including the NATO nations.
The popular vote does not count only the Electoral College WINNER take all votes count.
Does the "C" word come to mind? Second time I used that today. Now, gimme a story about Hillary so I can hit the trifecta.
Corrupt ? Complicit ? Clownish ?
All of the above!
If complicit is the word, wars r u.s. can also include Ivanka:
I already understood she is complicit in the genocide. An enabler. Evil woman.
Great ELO song. Accurate assessment of the person in question.
Does she think the voters are that stupid, they don't know the obvious truth? How insulting to the American people she expects to vote for her and the stupidity on her part and her spokesperson.
Maybe its time for Americans to "Deny Kamala Harris their vote."
A vote for Harris or Trump is a vote against America.
No biggie — America’s just about played out anyway and I’m pretty much over it personally.
But neither of them bother pretending they would even try to turn that around. So anyone who wants it turned around would be wasting a vote on either of them.
You are right, you are a real patriot, it must have been a difficult journey for you to get there.
Does anyone care what this clown says? She's a joke, almost as big a joke as Trump. The US electorate is reduced to having to vote for absolute morons as Presidents. Think about that. What does that make you who are considering voting for either of these cretins?
The US is known for low voter turnout, that is a most interesting number to look out for. No polling about that #.
she always says that…! I am not here to talk about That…!
From Joey Genocide to “Killer Kamala”or “Blood Dirty Harris”.
What a cold hearted witch!!! You might think people of color might have a little pity on the 70%
women & Children being slaughter & exterminated by the Jewish State & same excuse as the Nazis for
elbow room. SHE SURE AINT GETTIN MY VOTE!!