A top aide to Vice President Harris said Thursday that the Democratic presidential nominee does not support an arms embargo on Israel, after the Uncommitted National Movement suggested she was open to discussing a total ban on weapons deliveries from the U.S.
Leaders of the Uncommitted National Movement, born out of opposition toward President Biden’s policy toward Israel, said Harris showed an openness to a meeting to discuss an arms embargo on Israel following a brief exchange with the group’s founders during her Wednesday campaign rally in Detroit.
However, Phil Gordon, Harris’s national security adviser, reiterated her opposition to an arms embargo in a Thursday post on the social platform X.
“@VP has been clear: she will always ensure Israel is able to defend itself against Iran and Iran-backed terrorist groups. 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,” he wrote.
We were never gonna get an arms embargo. It would have been nice, but that wasn’t a thing that was realistically gonna happen. She’s still wants a ceasefire. Still thinks the things happening in Gaza are a “humanitarian crisis,” which isn’t saying genocide but is still more than biden really did. The uncommitted movement, even in prior articles on here, said they’re not expecting an arms embargo, just some sign that things will change. Like a ceasefire and some kinda peace deal. This is just her doing what everyone expected, including uncommitted organizers, supporting Israel but still pushing for change. Now, if the uncommitted organizers move the goal posts, that shows their not willing to compromise at all.
Yeah and Biden wants a ceasefire too. If only there was a way to achieve that oh wait they can stop giving israel 2000 pound bombs to burn children alive.
That’s actually a lie. according the NYT the uncommitted organizers who met with Harris before her rally in Michigan requested an arms embargo on Israel.
There’s a difference between requesting something and expecting it.
Here’s the article I’m basing my comment on. This was from a week and a half ago I think? Maybe roughly 2 weeks.
Quote I’m referencing: “Activists say they don’t expect a full-throated embrace of their platform — for the U.S. to stop selling arms to Israel — but say she must give them some indication that in a Harris presidency, U.S. foreign policy would shift.” They’re talking about how they don’t expect an arms embargo, but want change. This is talking to the leaders of the uncommitted movement.
What you’re saying is a shift from what they said back when the article was written. Which happens but is moving the goal posts. Course the article isn’t that good at them talking about what they actually DO want. Good to know they said that in their meeting with Harris, I’ll remember that for future.