Harris Nominations Puts Israeli US Relation at a Crossroad
While it is unclear if other senior Democrats would challenge Harris, Israel could be bracing for a change in its US ties.
United States Vice President Kamala Harriscould be set to become the 47th US president after President Joe Biden quit the race on Sunday evening, setting the stage for a showdown between Harris and Republican candidate, former president Donald Trump.
In his statement, Biden offered his "full support and endorsement" for Harris' Democratic nomination for president, seemingly paving a clear path for the vice president's ascent to the presidency.
While it is still unclear whether other senior Democrats would challenge Harris for the party's nomination, Harris' rhetoric toward Israel, especially since October 7 and the war in Gaza, had towed the same line as President Biden's.
Harris has been more vocal in calling out the humanitarian catastrophe that has unfolded in Gaza throughout the nine-month war, saying in early March that "People in Gaza are starving."
Arguing that Palestinian suffering in Gaza must end through the increase of food shipments and a six-week ceasefire coupled with a hostage deal, the vice president stated that "the conditions are inhuman, and our common humanity compels us to act. As [US] President Joe Biden said, the US is committed to get more life-saving assistance to innocent Palestinians in need urgently."
Harris also called on Israel to “do more” to ensure the delivery of aid, including in the opening of additional land crossings into Gaza, adding that there can be “no excuses” in this regard.
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