Speaking to reporters after meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Harris said she “will not be silent” about the situation in Gaza and that “it is time for this war to end“.
– Israel has a right to defend itself and how it does so matters. What has happened in Gaza over the past nine months is devastating, the vice president declared.
– The images of dead children and desperate hungry people fleeing for safety, sometimes displaced for the second, third or fourth time. We cannot look away in the face of these tragedies. We cannot allow ourselves to become numb to the suffering and I will not be silent, she continued.
BREAKING: VP Harris speaks after meeting with Israeli PM Netanyahu
Harris calling for an immediate cease-fire deal to free the hostages.
The VP saying she “will not be silent" about the suffering in Gaza, the "devastating" loss of life and the "dire" humanitarian crisis. pic.twitter.com/Fe5QPoOuFh
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Harris, like the vast majority of American politicians, believes that the US should continue to support Israel in various ways, but at the same time says that the invasion of Gaza cannot go on forever.
“Against the Jewish people”
– As I just told Prime Minister Netanyahu, it is time to get this deal done. So to everyone who has been calling for a ceasefire, and to everyone who yearns for peace, I see you and I hear you, she continued.
– It is time for this war to end and end in a way where Israel is secure, all the hostages are released, the suffering of Palestinians in Gaza ends, and the Palestinian people can exercise their right to freedom, dignity and self-determination.
In the United States, the Israel lobby is very influential, and most of the leaders of both the Democratic and Republican parties are very strong supporters of Israel, and many have also chosen to give almost unwavering support to the invasion of Gaza.
During the day, Netanyahu will meet with presidential candidate Donald Trump. He too believes that Israel must end the war, but says that Kamala Harris is “totally against the Jewish people” and that that he is amazed that “Jewish people will vote for the Democrats when they’re being treated so disrespectfully and badly”.
