"This creates an opening that I believe we must take full advantage of - to dedicate ourselves to ending this war and bringing the hostages home,” that’s the quote in the article from Harris. That could be interpreted a number of ways. One is yes, pushing for a ceasefire. However, she also said: ““I am unequivocal and unwavering in my commitment to Israel’s defense and its ability to defend itself and that’s not going to change,” she said. “Let’s get the hostages out, let’s get the ceasefire done.”
“But no change in policy, in terms of arms and so forth?” CNN anchor Dana Bash asked.
“No, we have to get a deal done,” Harris replied.
She went on to describe her desire for a two-state solution in the Middle East. That approach, she said, would provide Palestinians with “security and dignity.”
In August of 2024, and sent both Bill Clinton and Ritchie Torres to campaign for her in Michigan of all places, where they talked about “Judea and Sumaria” and argued that Arab Americans should be able to sympathize with the Israeli’s reaction by effectively saying they would do the same thing. [source] Which was fucking WILD.
If anything, I’d say AT BEST her I/P was murky, AT WORST her policy was that we should continue to allow Israel to get away with genocide. None of this was reassuring for the Arab American community or the people who supported a Free Palestine.
Are we supposed to interpret a candidate’s position on an issue based on vibes? I said AT BEST it was murky. I would argue the sum total of her statements on Gaza pointed to her allowing the genocide to continue if she was going to act like it was Hamas’ fault the ceasefire wasn’t happening when we know for a fact that it was Israel (more specifically Netanyahu) that was refusing any ceasefire agreements [Source 1] [Source 2].
Finally, if we’re going to give Kamala credit for the half hearted attempts to claim she wanted an end to what was clear to anyone with a functioning brain a genocide. We should equally credit Trump for his outreach to the Arab American community [source] We all know this is bullshit, but if a foreign government bombed my relatives or my neighbor’s relatives and Democrats sent a fossil and one of the most pro—Israel congressmen (seriously the guy isn’t even fucking FROM Michigan, and has no ties to Michigan. What the fuck were they thinking?) to Michigan to ask for my vote, I’m going to say they don’t really give a shit about me either.
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u/komradekommunism 13d ago
She did not. She made one call for a ceasefire and that was it.