Posted on 03/03/2024 6:39:11 PM PST by Angelino97
Vice President Kamala Harris has broken with President Joe Biden to call for 'an immediate ceasefire' in Gaza.
Her comments, made during a speech in Selma, Alabama, on Sunday, are the strongest condemnation of Israel's conduct since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack by a senior member of the Biden administration.
They came just a day before she is due to meet with a top Israeli official to discuss a potential ceasefire deal and a day after the US began air-dropping aid to the war-torn country,
'Before I begin I must address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza,' Harris said. 'What we are seeing every day in Gaza is devastating.'
Citing the 'immense scale of suffering' in the war-torn nation, she stressed 'there must be an immediate ceasefire for at least the next six weeks'.
'This will get the hostages out and get a significant amount of aid in. This will allow us to build something more enduring to ensure Israel is secure and to respect the right of Palestinian people to dignity, freedom and self-determination,' Harris said.
Her comments mark a departure from the more cautious approach so far favored by Biden, as he struggles to strike a balance between the US' role as an ally to Israel, with growing international outrage over its bombing of Gaza.
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Republicans had better be coming up with real and multiple strategies with the least likely being running against Joe Biden. Sometimes it seems that the R party fails to strategize effectively other than asking for money. Put a strategy together that can be done while clearly involving the party and members.
“so it was okay for hamas to attack Israel...”
and America.
Hamas killed at least 31 Americans and has 6 American hostages last I heard.
We should be demanding an unconditional surrender and going house to house.
to respect the right of Palestinian people to dignity, freedom and self-determination,’ Harris said.
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They already exercised their rights to self determination when they attacked Israel.
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