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“Kamala Harris Is Different”: Uncommitted Movement Welcomes Tim Walz Pick, Pushes for Gaza Ceasefire
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It's important to note that there has been no actual change yet, only the hopeful possibility of one. As for me, I'm extremely skeptical. Ultimately, I expect they'll try to placate the Pro-Palestine contingent without actually changing anything meaningful in terms of policy towards Israel.
I appreciate having a healthy skepticism and being critical of power.
That said, there are reasons to have hope about this subject:
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/12/14/kamala-harris-gaza-palestinians-00131633
I'll be blunt -- and I'm sorry to rain on anyone's parade -- but these reasons are all fluff:
As I said, being more sympathetic in public is meaningless if you don't back it up with holding Israel accountable for its actions. This is virtually no different from how Biden handled things.
"Once the fighting ends"? When Israel feels it has destroyed enough of Gaza and decides to stop, you mean?
Netanyahu and his government of genocidal maniacs want neither peace nor a two-state solution. Netanyahu has explicitly stated this publicly. There is also broad support from the Israeli population in favor of the "war" in Gaza. Even if Netanyahu were removed from power tomorrow, there would still be a huge amount of resistance towards a two-state solution with the Palestinians.
Claiming to be aiming for two-state solution with Israel as it currently stands, without a concrete possibility of sanctions or an arms embargo, is a pipedream that is being used to enable the US to carry on supplying Israel with weapons. Until that supply of weapons is threatened, Israel will carry on doing exactly what it wants and any talk of peace and a ceasefire is little more than hot air.
Listen, I'm just looking for a reason to hold on to hope right now. Americans are brainwashed about foreign policy in such a thorough way that I can't see a scenario where we have a strong response against Israel's genocidal actions for quite some time. It's sickening, so when I see someone who is critical of Biden in his own administration, I appreciate it.
I appreciate where you're coming from -- it would be a huge emotional relief to us all to see the killing in Gaza and the West Bank stop.
I just think there is a need to be realistic about the possibility of a meaningful shift when it comes to Palestine under a Harris presidency.
At this point, it's fingers crossed that bibi will piss her off enough that she actually stops sending arms
in the best case scenario the ceasefire will come well before she takes office in January
showing more concern is a reasonable precursor to actionable changes, of which she is somewhat limited until she is actually in the presidency
Even so, it would take a significant amount of will and political capital to stand up to Israel, the Israel lobby in the US, the Pro-Israel members of the Democratic Party, and billionaire donors who have been funding her campaign. Kamala just doesn't strike me as the type to take the risk.
Sure, but don't pretend as though a promise means anything until actual action is taken.