{"id":2334463,"date":"2024-08-30T16:58:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-30T20:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harriss-move-to-the-middle-frustrates-uncommitted-activists-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-30T17:02:32","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T21:02:32","slug":"harriss-move-to-the-middle-frustrates-uncommitted-activists-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harriss-move-to-the-middle-frustrates-uncommitted-activists-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Harris&#8217;s move to the middle frustrates &#8216;uncommitted&#8217; activists &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Fharriss-move-to-the-middle-frustrates-uncommitted-activists-washington-examiner%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=2334463&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--><p>Vice President Kamala Harris \u200bis facing backlash from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hundreds-of-immigrants-have-been-deported-under-president-biden-despite-pledge-to-halt-removals\/\" title=\"\u2018Hundreds\u2019 Of Immigrants Have Been Deported Under President Biden Despite Pledge To Halt Removals\">progressive activists<\/a> following\u200d her recent pivot \u200bto more centrist positions during a CNN interview. In her remarks, Harris defended her stance on key issues like fracking and immigration and maintained that she\u200c would not change the U.S. arms embargo on Israel, which many on the left have urged\u200c her to reconsider amid ongoing tensions in \u2063the region following the October 7 Hamas attacks. Pro-Palestinian groups, particularly the &#8220;Uncommitted&#8221; movement, criticized her comments as\u2064 morally and politically misguided, arguing they contradict the views of many Americans who oppose military support for Israel. As \u2062she attempts to strike a \u2063balance between progressive and pro-Israel factions, there are concerns that she risks alienating both sides, potentially jeopardizing her political future. Harris&#8217;s previously stronger voiced concerns regarding Israel have also \u200braised expectations among some voters, making her\u200c current stance even more contentious as she navigates her\u200c position leading into the upcoming elections.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Harris&rsquo;s move to the middle frustrates anti-Israel and &lsquo;uncommitted&rsquo; activists<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1742153\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Kamala Harris\">Kamala Harris<\/a> continued her pivot to the middle during a highly anticipated CNN <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3138544\/six-takeaways-harris-cnn-interview-harris-speaks-biden-dropping-war-in-gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"interview\">interview<\/a>, one that risks alienating her from some progressive voters at election time.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Harris promised to include a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Republican\">Republican<\/a> in her Cabinet and defended her pivots on issues including fracking and immigration. But she may have upset a particularly vocal group of voters with her remarks on the Israel-Hamas conflict.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No,&rdquo; Harris said when asked if she would change policy regarding an arms embargo on Israel, a position hard-left Democrats have implored her to adopt. &ldquo;We have to get a deal done. &hellip; When you look at the significance of this to the families, to the people who are living in that region, a deal is not only the right thing to do to end this war but will unlock so much of what must happen next.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>That comment could set off another round of conflict with pro-Palestinian groups which have protested at Democratic events since the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attacks in Israel launched the conflict. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/carson-points-out-that-every-democratic-plan-has-backfired-in-trumps-favor-as-seen-in-the-bible-2\/\" title=\"Carson points out that every Democratic plan has backfired in Trump&#039;s favor, as seen in the Bible\">vice president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s statement was morally indefensible and politically shortsighted as the lack of American consequences for [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu&rsquo;s horrific assault on Palestinian civilians in Gaza has emboldened Israel to now invade the West Bank,&rdquo; Layla Elabed and Abbas Alawieh, co-founders of Uncommitted, said in a statement to the <em>Washington Examiner. <\/em>&ldquo;Vice President Harris must align with the American majority that opposes sending weapons to Israel.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Their dissatisfaction with Harris also flared up at the Democratic National Convention, when the Democratic National Committee chose not to have a Palestinian American address the convention. The pro-Palestinian group left the convention in frustration and protested outside instead.<\/p>\n<p>The Uncommitted movement points to polling that supports its position, such as a CBS-YouGov <a href=\"https:\/\/d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net\/documents\/cbsnews_20240609_1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"survey\">survey<\/a> from June that found 61% of respondents oppose the United States sending weapons and supplies to Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Harris initially gave some hope to pro-Palestinian voters when she met with Netanyahu on July 25, just four days after President Joe Biden ended his reelection bid, and gave decidedly more skeptical remarks toward Israel than had her boss. <\/p>\n<p>Harris&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3100137\/harris-says-will-not-be-silent-gaza-suffering-meeting-netanyahu\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">pledged<\/a>&nbsp;not to &ldquo;look away in the face of these tragedies&rdquo; and said &ldquo;we cannot allow ourselves to be number to suffering, and I will not be silent.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The sentiment was clear, even if the policy details were not. In her DNC speech on Aug. 22, Harris again teased a more hard-line stance on Israel.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I will always ensure Israel has the ability to defend itself because the people of Israel must never again face the horror that a terrorist organization called Hamas caused on Oct. 7, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-dnc-speech-in-full-read-here-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris DNC speech in full: Read here - Washington Examiner\">including unspeakable sexual violence<\/a> and the massacre of young people at a music festival,&rdquo; Harris said that night. &ldquo;At the same time, what has happened in&nbsp;Gaza&nbsp;over the past 10 months is devastating. So many innocent lives lost. Desperate, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netanyahu-furious-with-kamala-harris-after-she-changes-her-tune-for-the-cameras\/\" title=\"Netanyahu Furious with Kamala Harris After She Changes Her Tune for the Cameras\">hungry people fleeing<\/a> for safety over and over again. The scale of suffering is heartbreaking.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>That rhetoric apparently will not translate into new policy, however, which risks turning off the sizable &ldquo;Uncommitted&rdquo; movement that claimed 30 delegates at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>There is political danger for the fledgling candidate either way. If Harris pivoted to the left she would risk alienating the party&rsquo;s considerable pro-Israel contingent, including many Jewish voters. Another question is whether or not Harris could order an arms embargo even if elected. <\/p>\n<p>When reports surfaced in early May that Biden had paused an arms shipment to Israel, Republicans and centrist Democrats in Congress exploded, with some even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/2998689\/gop-floats-biden-impeachment-withholding-israel-aid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"threatening impeachment\">threatening impeachment<\/a> by likening the situation to former President Donald Trump&rsquo;s first impeachment trial. <\/p>\n<p>At issue was the fact that the shipment had been approved by Congress, and therefore Biden was seen as overstepping his constitutional authority in acting alone. Harris would face a similar revolt if she tried an embargo on her own. She could try to enact one by persuading Congress to go along with her wishes next year, but that would likely be an uphill climb. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For now, Harris may have to continue trying to triangulate between the pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian factions of her party, stressing her sympathies with both sides as she tries to defeat Trump in November. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I remain committed, since I&rsquo;ve been on Oct. 8, to what we must do to work toward a two-state solution,&rdquo; Harris said on Thursday, &ldquo;where Israel is secure and, in equal measure, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/palestinians\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Palestinians<\/a>&nbsp;have security and self-determination and dignity.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><em>Marisa Schultz contributed to this report. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1742153\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1742153\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harris&#8217;s shift towards the center frustrates anti-Israel and &#8216;uncommitted&#8217; activists. In a much-anticipated CNN interview, Vice President Kamala Harris furthered her centrist approach, which could distance her from some progressive voters as elections approach. She stated her intention to include a Republican in her Cabinet and justified her changes on topics like fracking and immigration. However, she may have angered a particularly vocal segment of voters with her comments regarding the Israel-Hamas conflict. When asked if she would alter the arms embargo policy on Israel\u2014a stance that far-left Democrats have urged\u2014Harris replied, &#8220;No.&#8221; She emphasized the importance of reaching an agreement to end the war, highlighting its significance for families in the region.<\/p>\n<p>This statement could reignite tensions with pro-Palestinian groups that have been protesting at Democratic events since Hamas&#8217;s attacks on October 7. Layla Elabed and Abbas Alawieh, co-founders of Uncommitted, criticized Harris\u2019s remarks as morally indefensible and politically unwise, arguing that U.S. inaction has emboldened Israeli aggression against Palestinians. They insisted that Harris should align with the majority of Americans who oppose sending weapons to Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Dissatisfaction with Harris was also evident during the Democratic National Convention when no Palestinian American was allowed to speak; this led pro-Palestinian activists to protest outside in frustration. The Uncommitted movement cites polling data indicating widespread opposition among Americans toward military support for Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Initially, Harris seemed more sympathetic towards pro-Palestinian sentiments after meeting Netanyahu shortly after Biden suspended his reelection campaign; she made statements about not ignoring suffering and vowed not to remain silent about tragedies in Gaza. However, during a speech at DNC on August 22nd, while reaffirming support for Israel\u2019s right to defend itself following Hamas&#8217;s attacks on October 7th\u2014describing those events as horrific\u2014she also acknowledged the devastating situation in Gaza over recent months.<\/p>\n<p>Despite this rhetoric suggesting potential policy shifts toward addressing Palestinian suffering more seriously, it appears unlikely any new policies will emerge from it soon\u2014a move that risks alienating supporters within the Uncommitted movement who secured delegates at recent conventions.<\/p>\n<p>Harris faces political challenges regardless of which direction she leans; moving left could alienate pro-Israel factions within her party while attempting an arms embargo might provoke backlash similar to what Biden faced earlier this year when he paused an arms shipment approved by Congress.<\/p>\n<p>For now, it seems Harris will continue trying to balance between both pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian factions within her party as she prepares for a potential showdown against Trump next November while reiterating commitment towards achieving a two-state solution where both Israelis and Palestinians can coexist securely<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2635,"featured_media":2334464,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/kamala-harris-israel-gaza-hamas.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[32431,14436,32923,4021,5894],"class_list":["post-2334463","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-2024-election","tag-activism","tag-democratic-party","tag-harris","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/kamala-harris-israel-gaza-hamas.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2334463","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\/2635"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2334463"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2334463\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2334464"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2334463"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2334463"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2334463"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}