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She came out early in favor of a ceasefire. As VP, she is complicit, but she's ultimately powerless to change it. As a result I don't hold her responsible. I doubt that there will be much publically said, as Biden will be president until January 20th at Noon, but given her being a former prosecutor, she clearly respects the law. And I am going to assume international law, she's a strong woman, and I feel that she's not going to cowtow to Israel, in my opinion.
Trump's son in law, Jared Kushner has openly called for the opening of the Palestinian beaches and then a construction of a Trump Tower. You can call that equal if you want. Biden has been at least slowing offensive aid packages, Netanyahu is very upset and has been openly condemning it as Biden being pro Hamas. Imagine Biden, famed Zionist, being pro Hamas.
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/security-aviation/2024-06-27/ty-article/a-dizzying-pace-then-a-drop-how-u-s-arms-shipments-to-israel-slowed-down/00000190-59b6-dc65-abff-79bff9b10000
He's still been giving them tons of weapons and bypassing Congress to do that. Even delayed weapons have been going through so it hasn't really mattered in the end because they have enough weapons to cover them during a delay or two. Plus any delays are made up for by other expedited shipments. Once again, just words and theater. They're pantomiming for each other's base and opposition basically. The US just needs the slightest excuse from Israel that they won't bomb civilians, despite continuing to do so, and then it's bombs away. Not to mention all the criticism and excessive force approved of by Biden against pro Palestinian protestors. Materially, there's no difference.
So far, from what I've heard and seen, I have much more faith in Kamala on this issue than Biden. Which isn't much, it's a low bar, but she isn't actively causing a genocide, so she's got my vote more than Biden. Not that it means anything in this system that barely passes for democracy, because of the state I live in.