CHICAGO — A Kamala Harris administration will not cut or condition US security assistance to Israel, her former aide says during a panel on the sidelines of the Democratic National Convention.

Jewish Democratic Council of America CEO Halie Soifer, who previously served as Harris’s national security adviser in the Senate, notes that the Biden-Harris administration has approved more aid to Israel in the past six months — $15 billion — than any other administration ever.

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    29 days ago

    or condition US security assistance to Israel

    This is a line which without any doubt assures Harris will continue supplying the Genocide with weapons if she is elected.

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      You do realize it won’t be any different if her opponent is elected, right?

      https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4653322-donald-trump-joe-biden-weapons-supply-halt-israel-gaza/amp/

      And his base will love him all the more for it.

      https://news.gallup.com/poll/646955/disapproval-israeli-action-gaza-eases-slightly.aspx

      More Americans disapprove of Israel’s military action in Gaza than approve, and their opinions of Netanyahu are also negative on balance. Republicans remain much more likely than Democrats and independents to approve of Israel’s military action and to view Netanyahu favorably, consistent with the party groups’ broader opinions of Israel and the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict. With a possible cease-fire deal and Netanyahu’s U.S. visit looming, Americans’ views of Israel and its leader could shift again in the coming weeks.

      These articles aren’t exactly the most recent, but illustrate that this isn’t a problem unique to Harris or the Biden administration.

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        Wow you’re the first person to tell me that in 10 months of Democrats complicity in Genocide. I have suddenly been enlightened.

        You do realize that it doesn’t matter whether Trump isn’t different right?

        The way to fix this is by applying enough pressure on the Democrats to fix the issue.

        They already ditched Genocide Joe because his polls were astoundingly bad. (despite all the ‘political experts’ on here telling me the contrary)

        If voters say they care about a ceasefire there will be a ceasefire.

        So stop handing over your only leverage for free while the Genocide is still ongoing.