Kamala Harris takes over $5m from pro-Israel lobby

Only two days ago, the US approved $20bn in weapons sales to Israel. In the same week, Kamala Harris called for a ceasefire at her rally in Arizona after pro-Palestine protesters interrupted her, for the second time in a week. Meanwhile, pro-Israel lobby groups have paid her $5,395,227.

Obviously, Harris is a far cry from Trump. However, questions have to be asked. How disingenuous must a person be to call for a ceasefire whilst both accepting money from and providing weapons to a genocidal state?

Am I finally allowed to believe Kamala Harris’s call for a ceasefire is disingenuous now? https://t.co/aj8kV8WbQo

— Election 2024: A Max Biyalistock Production 🇵🇸 (@ljmontello) August 13, 2024

Hypocrisy from Kamala Harris

This weekend, Kamala Harris condemned Israel’s attack on the al-Taba’een school in Gaza. She also called for a ceasefire and highlighted the excessive civilian casualties. However since then, the US approved another $20 bn in weapons sales to Israel. Two faced or what?

WASHINGTON (AP) — US approves $20 billion in weapons sales to Israel at time of threat of wider regional Middle East war.

— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) August 13, 2024

Hey @KamalaHarris, you’re trending. Care to make any statements of disapproval about the latest $20b arms sale to Israel or last week’s Biden admin’s $3.5b gift of arms to continue the genocide in Gaza? “Holocaust Harris” is a bad look.

PS: “But Trump” ain’t cuttin’ it anymore pic.twitter.com/FWDaSQVOyP

— Fund Mass Transit (Bill) (@Fundmasstransit) August 15, 2024

Back in 2017, Harris delivered a speech at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) policy conference. During that speech, she said:

I believe the bonds between the United States and Israel are unbreakable, and we can never let anyone drive a wedge between us.

She continued:

I believe Israel should never be a partisan issue, and as long as I’m a United States senator, I will do everything in my power to ensure broad and bipartisan support for Israel’s security and right to self-defense.

So either Harris is unaware of international law – that countries do not have the right to self defence in territories they are occupying – or she is choosing to ignore it. Instead, she is supporting genocide, ethnic cleansing and apartheid:

Kamala Harris: I will always ensure Israel is able to defend itself

International law: Israel has no right to self-defence from a territory it occupies

Kamala Harris is unequivocally and loudly supporting illegal apartheid, genocide & ethnic cleansing

pic.twitter.com/fWDUpkQdqo

— Tiberius (@ecomarxi) July 26, 2024

At least they have a bond that even the deaths of 40 000 Palestinians cannot break.

Keep telling yourself that, Kamala

In the same speech, Kamala Harris also mentioned:

I fondly remember those Jewish National Fund boxes that we would use to collect donations to plant trees for Israel

It is well documented that the Jewish National Fund (JNF) has helped steal Palestinian land, acquired properties through force and whitewashed the theft of Palestinian land. Friends of JNF UK supported the planting of the Hiran Forest. They used this project to displace Palestinians and destroy the village of Umm-al-Hiran. Obviously, this is against international law:

Kamala Harris likened Israel’s creation to the US civil rights movement during a 2017 speech to AIPAC

She even claimed she donated to the JNF, Israel’s leading vehicle for land theft

How soulless and sold out must you be to equate the Nakba with Selma? pic.twitter.com/cFhspbyrcP

— Max Blumenthal (@MaxBlumenthal) July 22, 2024

The JNF also assigned $1m to support young Israeli settlers to reside in illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank. The funds were earmarked for vocational training and skill development. But hey, who needs legitimate training when you can just steal other people’s land?

The JNF’s website states it ‘prides itself on honouring the pioneers of the past’. However, the over 400 communities the JNF supports are completely segregated. They are only open to Jewish people. The JNF does not allow Palestinians a look in.

The JNF have also facilitated Israel erasing Palestinian communities completely – from their history to their culture.

So Harris can keep telling herself she donated to ‘plant some trees’ – but we all know what that means.

Condemning peaceful protests

At the end of last month, Kamala Harris released a statement condemning peaceful protesters in Washington DC. The protests took place at the same time that Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Prime Minister was addressing congress:

Read my full statement on the protests in Washington, D.C. yesterday. pic.twitter.com/zJpZvdQDt9

— Vice President Kamala Harris (@VP) July 25, 2024

Her statement could have been dished out by an Israeli PR firm, as people on X pointed out:

Here we go. Over $5 million in AIPAC money to Kamala Harris and she provides a condemnation of people protesting genocide committed with our tax $$ rather than the murder of tens of thousands of Palestinian children & their families. This is not ok no matter who says or does this https://t.co/Qea3xAVnIM

— Leigh Kimberg (@LeighKimberg) July 25, 2024

Her language on Hamas sounds like it came straight from an Israeli PR firm. It’s totally false (Hamas has explicitly stated it has no conflict with Jews) and talks down to her own citizens on how they should protest. I’m not voting for another 4 years of this shit.

— Pour me Another (@PourMeUnaMas) July 25, 2024

Conflating peaceful protesters with support for terrorism is getting old. As is conflating criticism of Israel with antisemitism.

Looking for support in the wrong places

A poll from IMEU policy project showed that Kamala Harris would earn more votes by supporting an arms embargo on Israel, than on opposing it:

If you want Kamala Harris to win in November, you should read this thread.

After Biden withdrew from the race, we and @YouGov polled Pennsylvania, Georgia, and Arizona.

The results are undeniable: If Harris calls for an end of weapons to Israel she will gain A LOT of votes.

🧵 https://t.co/ikDg6nNzPw

— IMEU Policy Project (@imeupolicy) August 15, 2024

If I could show one thing directly to Kamala Harris it would be this:

Among *Biden 2020* voters in Pennsylvania who now say they are voting third party/not voting/unsure, *57%* say they would move toward Harris if she calls an arms embargo on Israel and *ZERO* said less likely https://t.co/7OPPobIcaH pic.twitter.com/BIVtPfE9kl

— Hamid Bendaas 🇩🇿🇵🇸 (@HBendaas) August 15, 2024

The voters are asking Harris to impose an arms embargo and a ceasefire. Will her campaign listen?

More good “leftist” political advice that Dems are ignoring.

As so many of us have been saying: If Kamala imposes an arms embargo and a ceasefire, she will win.

If she does not do these things, she will lose.

It’s up to her campaign to listen. @KamalaHarris @KamalaHQ https://t.co/XB2PIYWAj6

— Heidi N. Moore (@moorehn) August 15, 2024

Dear Kamala Harris,

Arab American voters are not who we once were. Genocide matured us. We will no longer clap for crumbs. Our demands are real and non-negotiable.

Permanent unconditional ceasefire now.
Ends arms sales to Israel.

Then we can chat.

— Amer Zahr (@AmerZahr) July 26, 2024

What difference does it make whether its Biden, Trump or Harris sending the bombs to Israel? At the end of the day, it all means the same – thousands more dead Palestinians.

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