Democratic presidential nominee via coup, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris was speaking at a campaign stop in Milwaukee, Wisconsin last Saturday when a man sporting a Hamasshole keffiyeh shawl constantly interrupted her and accused the Biden-Harris administration of allowing Israel to commit "genocide" of the Gazans.
Rather than denying his bull crap claim, Harris said, "I know what you're speaking of. I want a cease-fire. I want the hostage deal done. I want the war to end."
In video posted by a New York Post reporter, Harris tells the anti-Semitic protester, “I’m speaking right now. I know what you’re speaking of, I want the ceasefire, I want the war to end, and I respect your right to speak, but I am speaking right now.” She does not use the term “genocide,” nor does she refute the heckler's statement.
Cleanup in Aisle Harris.
Harris' campaign handlers said that she didn't agree with the Jew-hating heckler [they referred to him simply as a protester] after she said that what he was mentioning is "real."
Anyway, her response to the moron went viral in Israel and conservative media.
In video posted by a New York Post reporter, Harris tells the anti-Semitic protester, “I’m speaking right now. I know what you’re speaking of, I want the ceasefire, I want the war to end, and I respect your right to speak, but I am speaking right now.” She does not use the term “genocide,” nor does she refute the heckler's statement.
After they gave the guy 'the boot,' Harris then nasally responds, “Listen, what he’s talking about, it’s real. It’s real. That’s not the subject that I came to discuss today, but it’s real and I respect his voice.”
It seemed rather obvious that Harris agreed that Israel was committing genocide, but if that was true, there would be no Gazans left alive by now. Both Israelis and normal Americans [which leaves out leftists] were livid by her remarks.
In a statement to Israeli media, Harris’ campaign said Harris was not confirming a genocide was taking place.
“She made a general statement about the need to end the war, and expressed sympathy for the genuine feelings that the issue evokes in many people,” the campaign said. “However, she didn’t agree with defining the war as a genocide, and she has not expressed such a stance in the past, as this is not her position.”
The International Court of Justice is considering a complaint by South Africa and other countries that Israel is committing genocide in how it is is conducting its war against Hamas. The Biden administration has backed Israel’s argument that the complaint is specious.
The comments on Saturday were not the first to elicit concern among some supporters of Israel that Harris is expressing solidarity with its fiercest critics. Before an August campaign event in which she asked pro-Palestinian protesters to stop interrupting her, Harris met with representatives of the “Uncommitted” movement, which encourages people to withhold their votes from her over U.S. support for the war in Gaza. Afterwards, the group said in a press release, “The Vice President shared her sympathies and expressed an openness to a meeting with Uncommitted leaders to discuss an arms embargo” on Israel.
The Harris campaign quickly issued firm and unequivocal statements saying that Harris does not support an arms embargo. But concern among her critics that she might has lingered.
“She made a general statement about the need to end the war, and expressed sympathy for the genuine feelings that the issue evokes in many people,” the campaign said. “However, she didn’t agree with defining the war as a genocide, and she has not expressed such a stance in the past, as this is not her position.”
The International Court of Justice is considering a complaint by South Africa and other countries that Israel is committing genocide in how it is is conducting its war against Hamas. The Biden administration has backed Israel’s argument that the complaint is specious.
The comments on Saturday were not the first to elicit concern among some supporters of Israel that Harris is expressing solidarity with its fiercest critics. Before an August campaign event in which she asked pro-Palestinian protesters to stop interrupting her, Harris met with representatives of the “Uncommitted” movement, which encourages people to withhold their votes from her over U.S. support for the war in Gaza. Afterwards, the group said in a press release, “The Vice President shared her sympathies and expressed an openness to a meeting with Uncommitted leaders to discuss an arms embargo” on Israel.
The Harris campaign quickly issued firm and unequivocal statements saying that Harris does not support an arms embargo. But concern among her critics that she might has lingered.
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