Kamala Harris has finally added a policy section to her website. It predictably takes a hawkish stand on Iran and expresses a strong commitment to Israel.
We were physically attacked by fellow delegates at the Democratic National Convention for raising a banner that said, “Stop Arming Israel.” We will not apologize, and we will not back down. The Democratic Party must choose: justice or genocide.
The Democratic National Convention did not go well for supporters of Palestinian rights where Democrats were largely successful in burying their deep complicity in the Gaza genocide.
Liberals are demanding that Black people in the U.S. put aside our long tradition of anti-imperialism to support Kamala Harris and sacrifice Palestine in the process.
Lara Haddadin, a leader of the DNC protests in Chicago, says if Democrats wanted a ceasefire, they would end military aid to Israel: “We are committed to protesting the genocidal state of Israel beyond the DNC and holding both parties accountable.”
Democrats are looking to unite the party during their National Convention in Chicago and polls show one way for Kamala Harris to do this is to pledge to stop arming Israel.
Delegates Against Genocide, a coalition of delegates to the Democratic National Convention (DNC), calls for delegates to vote ‘No’ on the 2024 Democratic Party platform over its failure to demand a ceasefire in Gaza and a U.S. arms embargo on Israel.
A review of Tim Walz’s time in Congress from 2007 to 2018 shows he supported multiple Israeli wars on Gaza, rejected the international consensus on the illegality of West Bank settlements, and opposed any unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state.
According to Minnesota activists, Governor Tim Walz canceled an agreed upon meeting with Palestinian families who have lost relatives in Gaza after learning they wanted to talk about state divestment from Israel.
Kamala Harris’s choice of Tim Walz isn’t a repudiation of Democratic Party support for Israel, but activists see it as an opportunity to push the new ticket on Gaza.