"I had pleaded with Joe, when he spoke publicly on this issue, to extend the same empathy he showed to the suffering of Ukrainians to the suffering of innocent Gazan civilians, wrote Harris, according to Axios, which obtained an advance copy of Harris' book 107 Days. But he couldn't do it: While he could passionately state, I am a Zionist,' his remarks about innocent Palestinians came off as inadequate and forced."
"While Harris continued that she believed Israel was right to respond to the atrocities of October 7, she noted that the ferocity of Netanyahu's response, the number of innocent Palestinian women and children killed, and his failure to prioritize the lives of the hostages had weakened Israel's moral position internationally and created angry dissent within Israel itself. In her book, Harris also acknowledged the bitter reaction that the Democratic National Convention received after not giving a speaking slot to a Palestinian spokesperson."
"However, the former vice president went on to criticize the pro-Palestine demonstrators who disrupted her campaign rallies. The threat to withhold their vote got to me. It felt reckless, she complained. The issue was not binary, but the outcome of this election certainly was. Harris concluded, Why weren't they protesting at Trump rallies? I wondered. While Harris criticized some of Netanyahu and the Israel Defense Force's (IDF) conduct, she publicly praised others, including the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar."
Biden was urged to extend the same empathy shown to Ukrainians to innocent Gazan civilians. Biden could passionately state "I am a Zionist," yet remarks about innocent Palestinians were perceived as inadequate and forced. Israel was considered justified in responding to the October 7 atrocities, but Netanyahu's ferocious response, the high number of Palestinian women and children killed, and failure to prioritize hostages weakened Israel's moral standing internationally and provoked internal dissent. The Democratic National Convention faced backlash for not giving a Palestinian spokesperson a speaking slot. Pro-Palestine demonstrators who disrupted campaign rallies were criticized, and some Israeli actions, including the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, received praise. A late poll showed increased Arab-American support for Trump, harming Democratic prospects.
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