leftward lean
Kamala Harris’ record on Israel to the left of President Biden
The vice president has largely echoed the president’s view on Israel, but sounded a more sympathetic note to the plight of Palestinians in Gaza
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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during Israel's Independence Day Reception, hosted by the Embassy of Israel to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the State of Israel, at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC, on June 6, 2023.
While Vice President Kamala Harris has not yet earned the backing of Democratic leaders in Congress, now that President Joe Biden has stepped aside she looks like the presidential candidate to beat ahead of the party’s convention next month...