Ms. Harris saw a diplomatic opening for herself: to be the face of the future, and not of the current war. She told the assembled leaders, The phase of fighting will end and we will begin implementing our plans for the day after.
The visit publicly established Ms. Harris as a more compassionate voice for the administration, and she has publicly and privately been more empathetic than Mr. Biden about the plight of Palestinians in Gaza.
Still, according to U.S. officials and campaign advisers, the empathy she has expressed as vice president should not be confused with willingness to break from American foreign policy toward Israel as a presidential candidate.
Instead, she is returning to the message she embraced last winter, emphasizing that Gazans may someday soon be able to rebuild if the Israelis are assured of their safety and their hostages returned.
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