US Vice President Kamala Harris failed to correct a college student who falsely accused Israel of “ethnic genocide.” Harris “was glad” that the George Mason University student expressed that it “hurt her heart” when Congress approved additional funding for Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system.
The student also claimed that “all this money ends up going to inflaming Israel” instead of providing struggling Americans with affordable healthcare and housing.
The genocide charge against Israel has been thoroughly debunked. And Harris knows this given that she has visited the country. Accordingly, when asked in June 2019 by The New York Times whether Israel meets international standards of human rights, Harris replied: “Overall, yes.” She also previously stated, “I believe that when any organization delegitimizes Israel, we must stand up and speak out against it.”
Why not, then, when individuals do?
Furthermore, military aid to the Jewish state makes up only a fraction of a fraction of the US federal budget — and Israel must spend the vast majority of it in America.
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion… but not to their own facts. In Harris’ own words, Americans should understand “the importance of fighting to make sure that we protect and respect [Israel], one of the best friends we could possibly have.”
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