An hour after Harris reportedly told pro-Palestinian activists in their meeting that the carnage in Gaza was “horrific,” she shut down a pro-Palestinian chant at her rally, staring at the protesters and glowering in a clip that has gone viral.
Direct and unequivocal support came soon enough. Harris “has been clear: she will always ensure Israel is able to defend itself against Iran and Iran-backed terrorist groups,” Phil Gordon, Harris’s national security adviser, said in a tweet. “She does not support an arms embargo on Israel. She will continue to work to protect civilians in Gaza and to uphold international humanitarian law.”
Shelley Greenspan, Biden’s Jewish outreach director, amplified Gordon’s statement. “The VP does *not* support an arms embargo on Israel,” she tweeted, quoting Gordon’s tweet.
A campaign aide to Harris pointed the Jewish Telegraphic Agency to Gordon’s statement and said Uncommitted’s claim that Harris expressed openness to an embargo was “inaccurate.”
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