Harris pivots on questions about if Netanyahu is listening to the US: 60 Minutes
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Annabella Rosciglione
October 6, 2024 2:22 pm
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Vice President Kamala Harris reiterated her support for Israel, while declining to comment on potential waning power the U.S. has over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
In a preview to Harris’s interview with CBS News’ 60 Minutes, she touched on the U.S.-Israeli relationships. The interviewer, Bill Whitaker, laid out moves Netanyahu made against the request of President Joe Biden, to which Harris reiterated her support for Israel without much comment on Netanyahu’s defiance.
“The aid that we have given Israel allowed Israel to defend itself against 200 ballistic missiles that were just meant to attack the Israelis and the people of Israel,” Harris said.
“And when we think about the threat that Hamas, Hezbollah, presents, Iran, I think it is without any question our imperative to do what we can to help Israel defend itself from those kinds of attacks,” Harris continued.
https://twitter.com/FaceTheNation/status/1842942662372192601She then touched on diplomatic efforts between the Biden administration and the Israeli government. She said the diplomatic work is an “ongoing pursuit around making clear our principles, which include the need for humanitarian aid, the need for this war to end, the need for a deal to be done, which would release the hostages and create a ceasefire.”
“We’re not going to stop putting that pressure on Israel and in the region, including Arab leaders,” Harris said.
To that, Whitaker said it seemed as though Netanyahu was not listening to the U.S. requests.
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