{"id":2085032,"date":"2023-10-31T08:29:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T12:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-kamala-harris-campaign-aides-push-vp-to-back-squad-calls-for-gaza-ceasefire\/"},"modified":"2023-10-31T08:29:46","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T12:29:46","slug":"former-kamala-harris-campaign-aides-push-vp-to-back-squad-calls-for-gaza-ceasefire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-kamala-harris-campaign-aides-push-vp-to-back-squad-calls-for-gaza-ceasefire\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Kamala Harris campaign aides urge VP to support &#8216;Squad&#8217; plea for Gaza ceasefire."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fformer-kamala-harris-campaign-aides-push-vp-to-back-squad-calls-for-gaza-ceasefire%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2085032&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Former Aides Urge Vice President Kamala Harris to \u2064Call\u200d for Ceasefire in Israel-Gaza Conflict<\/h2>\n<h3>A Plea for Immediate Action<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;We must mourn the tragic\u200d loss of Israeli life targeted\u200d by Hamas,&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-soros-linked-abolish-ice-groups-behind-democrat-agenda-to-stop-tracking-illegal-aliens-in-u-s\/\" title=\"Exclusive: Soros-Linked 'Abolish ICE' Groups Behind Democrat Agenda to Stop Tracking Illegal Aliens in U.S.\">draft letter obtained<\/a> by Politico reportedly said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;However, we must firmly\u200d and\u200b unequivocally reject the Israeli government&#8217;s exploitation of these deaths to stage\u200d a\u2064 retaliatory and genocidal campaign against civilians.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>Democratic Party Divisions on Israel\u200b and Gaza<\/h2>\n<p>Despite\u200b President Joe Biden&#8217;s unwavering \u200bsupport for Israel&#8217;s right to defend itself, \u2063divisions within the Democratic Party persist.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier\u200c this year, a Gallup poll revealed\u2062 a shift in Democratic sympathies from Israelis to Palestinians, with 49% of Democrats \u200dexpressing more sympathy toward Palestinians compared\u2064 to 38% for Israelis. This marks the lowest level of support \u200bfor\u2064 Israelis since 2001.<\/p>\n<p>Progressive members of Congress have also challenged the Biden administration&#8217;s stance, calling for a\u200d ceasefire and expressing skepticism towards Israel. Congressional Progressive Caucus\u200b Chairwoman Pramila Jayapal warned that Biden&#8217;s strong support for Israel could alienate Democratic voters in the future.<\/p>\n<h3>A Moral Issue that Demands Explanation<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;He is, I think, you \u2063know, going to be challenged to explain an issue of this moral significance to people,&#8221; Jayapal stated. &#8220;The American people are actually quite far away from where the president and \u2064even Congress, \u2064the majority of Congress, has been on Israel \u2062and\u200b Gaza.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gravy-train-keeps-rolling-for-second-stepdaughter-ella-emhoff\/\" title=\"Gravy Train Keeps Rolling for Second Stepdaughter Ella Emhoff\">vice president&#8217;<\/a>s office declined to\u2064 comment on the\u2062 matter.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What\u200d impact do divisions within the Democratic Party regarding \u2062the conflict \u200bhave \u200don Vice President Harris&#8217; stance?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200c Former aides are urging Vice President Kamala Harris to call for a ceasefire\u200d in the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict. A draft letter obtained by Politico reportedly states that \u2062while the tragic loss of Israeli life targeted by Hamas must be mourned, the Israeli government&#8217;s retaliatory campaign against civilians should \u2062be firmly and unequivocally rejected.<\/p>\n<p>However, this plea for immediate action comes at a time when divisions within the Democratic Party regarding the Israel-Gaza conflict\u200c persist. \u200cDespite President Joe Biden&#8217;s unwavering support for\u2063 Israel&#8217;s right to defend itself, a Gallup poll earlier this year revealed a shift in Democratic sympathies from Israelis\u2062 to Palestinians. With 49% of \u200cDemocrats expressing more sympathy \u200ctoward Palestinians compared to 38% for Israelis, this marks the lowest \u2062level of support for Israelis since 2001.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/only-democratic-representative-to-vote-against-h-r-1-election-bill-explains-decision\/\" title=\"Only Democratic Representative To Vote Against H.R. 1 Election Bill Explains Decision\">progressive members<\/a> of Congress have challenged the Biden \u2062administration&#8217;s stance on \u200cthe conflict, \u200bcalling for a ceasefire and expressing skepticism towards Israel. Congressional Progressive Caucus Chairwoman Pramila \u200bJayapal has warned that Biden&#8217;s strong support for Israel could alienate Democratic voters in the \u200dfuture. She also stated that Biden will need to\u200b explain an issue of this moral significance \u200dto the American people, who are far away from where the president and even Congress currently stand\u200b on Israel and Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>The vice president&#8217;s office declined to comment on the matter.\u2063 As the conflict continues to escalate, the \u2063pressure on Vice President Harris to take a stance on the ceasefire grows. This issue goes\u2062 beyond party lines, as it is a moral imperative that demands immediate attention and action. The\u2062 world watches \u2064as lives are lost, and it is crucial for leaders like Vice President Harris to play a\u200b role in putting an end to the violence and advocating for peace in the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former aides to Vice President Kamala Harris are gathering signatures for a letter urging her to promptly pursue a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, an Iran-backed terrorist organization. The draft letter, obtained by Politico, emphasizes the need to grieve the Israeli lives lost due to Hamas&#8217; targeting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2085033,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2085032","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2085032","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2085032"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2085032\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2085033"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2085032"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2085032"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2085032"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}