On the final, and most anticipated, night of the four-day Chicago convention, Harris, 59, promised to chart a “New Way Forward” as she and Trump, 78, enter the final 11 weeks of the razor-close campaign.
After days of protests from Palestinian supporters who were disappointed at not getting a speaking spot at the convention, Harris delivered a pledge to secure Israel, bring the hostages home from Gaza and end the war in the Palestinian enclave.
“Now is the time to get a hostage deal and a ceasefire deal done,” she said to cheers. “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.”
“What has happened in Gaza over the past 10 months is devastating. So many innocent lives lost, desperate hungry people fleeing for safety over and over again. The scale of suffering is heartbreaking,” she said.
Yes this is one of those platitudes. As you said, you need the full context. Considering she just said we must oppose Iran in the area (support Israel) and said she will always support Israels right to defend itself (common justification for the ongoing genocide).
The most she spoke against the genocide was
Yes she will back Israel, she made that clear. She didn’t try to broach any complexity though, she defended Israels “right to defend itself” and said bad things are happening in Gaza while refusing to even name the ones responsible, then, once again, stating support for the ones responsible.