Kamala Harris slams Biden & Trump over Gaza war, says US should have acted ‘sooner, more forcefully’
Former U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris criticized both the Biden and Trump administrations for their handling of the war in Gaza, arguing that the U.S. failed to use its leverage to curtail Israeli military conduct. Her remarks have drawn backlash from the Republican Jewish Coalition and former campaign staff.
Why it matters
Harris's public break from the Biden administration's foreign policy signals a significant shift in political discourse regarding U.S.-Israel relations and the ongoing Gaza conflict.
Former US vice president Kamala Harris has criticised both the Joe Biden and Donald Trump administrations for failing to use Washington’s influence to control Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, saying the US should have acted “sooner and more forcefully”.Speaking at the Asan Memorial Lecture organised by the Asan Institute for Policy Studies in Seoul, South Korea, on Wednesday, Harris described the failure to use American leverage to curb the Israeli government’s conduct during the war in Gaza as a major shortcoming of US policy.“Most recently, the failure to use our leverage to curtail the Israeli government’s horrific conduct in the war in Gaza, both under the current administration, which offers [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu a blank check, and our administration before, where we should have acted sooner and more forcefully,” Harris said.Her remarks amounted to a criticism of the Biden administration, under which she served as vice president, as…
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