I will not be silent about the scale of human suffering in Gaza, including the death of far too many innocent civilians. Our common humanity compels us to act. [00:00:17] Wow. Allegedly, Kamala Harris is extremely concerned about human suffering in Gaza. At least, that's what her latest digital ad campaign in Detroit is trying to communicate to the large Arab and Muslim community there. However, as we all know, talk is cheap and she knows her campaign [00:00:36] coffers will take a hit if she actually pursues any real action in reining in or holding Israel accountable. Kamala has also been saying different things to different audiences when it comes to this particular issue. [00:00:52] U.S. Foreign policy toward Israel. But look, before we dive into all of that, more on why she's launching this ad campaign in the first place because that's an interesting, juicy part of the story. It turns out that it's a direct response to digital ads. [00:01:09] Republicans are running in the area, which happened to paint Kamala Harris as an unwavering supporter of Israel. Vice President Harris has chosen a side for right side. Harris has made herself clear she stands with Israel and the Jewish people. [00:01:24] She has again and again. She understands the unbreakable bond between the US and Israel. So when Netanyahu came to DC, Harris hosted the prime minister at the white House. And when supporters of a free Palestine stood up for Gaza, Harris put them in their place and supporters of free Palestine. [00:01:42] They hate her with, as Kamala Harris gets it, we can trust she'll always support Israel. Okay, so that ad was paid for by the Future Coalition PAC, whose treasurer is Republican operative Ray Zaborney. [00:01:58] Democrats in Michigan are understandably incensed by this, calling the Republican ad campaign against Kamala a dirty trick. One Democratic operative told HuffPost that clearly, this ad is designed to get low information and low engagement Arab, American and left leaning voters [00:02:19] to oppose Harris. A classic rat effing operation by a PAC that is helping a former president that uses Palestinian as a slur. I mean, the Republican ad is actually pretty accurate in how they're depicting [00:02:37] Kamala Harris and what her real views are. I mean, look, this the incident, by the way, that they point to in the ad, like the one where they're saying that, you know, she put Palestinian supporters in their place. [00:02:53] What they're specifically referring to is that rally in Michigan, where she actually did shut down a group of pro-Palestinian protesters, and she did it in not the most tactful way. Let's watch. He intends to surrender our fight against the climate crisis, and he intends [00:03:12] to end the Affordable Care Act. You know what? If you want Donald Trump to win, then say that. Otherwise I'm speaking. [00:03:58] Hey, don't scroll away. Come back, come back Because before the video continues, we just want to urge you to lend your support to t t u power our honest reporting. You do it at t t.com/team and we love you for it. But don't get it twisted. [00:04:14] The angry Democratic operative who spoke to HuffPost is right that a Republican administration led by Trump honestly wouldn't be any friendlier to Palestinians, which makes this situation feel so hopeless. Trump gave Israel all sorts of praises during his first term, [00:04:31] including the recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital. The Trump administration also moved the U.S. Embassy there. Money influences Trump's decision making as well. For example, Miriam Adelson, one of Trump's biggest campaign donors, [00:04:46] has committed to giving Trump $100 million during this election cycle as long as he allows Israel to annex the West Bank, which they appear to already be doing as we speak. Adelson honestly could have saved her money because when it comes [00:05:03] to Democrats or Republicans, there's really no difference in how they would respond to Israel. That's a fact. But let's get back to Kamala, who was right about one thing that she said in her ad. It's undeniable that there's been a great deal of human suffering among Palestinians in Gaza. [00:05:20] In fact, Gaza's health ministry has now identified 34,344 out of the 41,000 Palestinians killed by Israeli attacks in the territory, complete with names, ages, gender and ID numbers. [00:05:39] And here's what they found. Among those dead, it includes 11,355 children, 2955 people aged 60 or older and 6297 women. [00:05:55] So of those individuals who have been identified, that's 20,607 Women, children, women and elderly people. In other words, if you just do the math. Over 60% of those killed and identified [00:06:10] are either women, children or the elderly. Obviously. Obviously, there are also many civilian men of fighting age who have been killed. But Israel identifies all fighting age men as militants, even if they aren't. [00:06:25] Israel, in fact, claims it has killed 17,000 Hamas militants without providing evidence. It does not provide an estimate of civilians killed in Gaza. And I think we all know why that is. Now let's break the numbers down even further. Of the documents, 649 pages, [00:06:43] more than 100 are filled with the names of victims under ten years old, and the first adult names do not appear until page 215. The identified people include 169 babies born after the Hamas attacks [00:07:01] of October 7th that began the war, and a man born in 1922. Because of the high civilian death toll in Gaza. Arab and Muslim Americans have completely soured on Biden, who has shown unconditional support for Israel. [00:07:17] But will Kamala Harris be any different? Look, we can actually listen closely to what she said recently while speaking before the National Association of Black Journalists. Is there a specific policy change that you as, as president of the United States would say you would do that would help this long? [00:07:34] Because, you know, you've gotten a lot of credit for emphasizing the humanity of Palestinians. But what I often hear from folks is that there's no policy change that would that that either you or the president, President Biden, have gone and said they would do. Is there a specific policy change as president that you would do [00:07:51] in our helping of Israel? We need to. Get this deal done, and we need to get it done immediately. And that is my position and that is my policy. We need to get this deal done, but. In the way that we send weapons and the way that we interact as their ally. Are there specific policy changes? [00:08:07] Well, Eugene, for example, one of the things that we have done that I am entirely supportive of is the pause that we've put on the 2,000 pound bombs. Yeah. Well, according to Reuters, between October 7th of last year [00:08:22] and June 28th of this year, the Biden administration has transferred at least 14,000 of the Mk 84 2,000 pound bombs, 6500 500 pound bombs, 3000 Hellfire [00:08:38] precision guided air to ground missiles, 1000 bunker buster bombs, 2600 air dropped small diameter bombs and other munitions. The totals suggest there has been no significant drop off in U.S. [00:08:55] Military support for its ally, despite international calls to limit weapons, supplies and a recent administration decision to pause a shipment of powerful bombs. I mean, did the pores on the 200 0 pound bombs slow Israel down at all? [00:09:10] We clearly know. And luckily, Kamala was asked a follow up question at this event. Let's take a look at that. But what do you say to those that say that's not enough? That stopping the 200 0 pound bombs the one time wasn't enough? That this administration, your administration, has to do more? [00:09:29] Well, we are doing the work of putting the pressure on all parties involved to get the deal done. But let me be very clear. Also, I support Israel's ability to defend itself, and I support the need [00:09:47] for Palestinians to have dignity, self-determination and security as we move forward and get a two state deal done. But right now, the thing we need to get done is this hostage deal [00:10:03] and the cease fire deal. We need a cease fire. We need the hostage deal. Yeah. Look, I think it's pretty clear that Kamala doesn't really plan to change U.S. Foreign policy toward Israel. That is the same garbage that we've heard from Biden and Anthony Blinken. [00:10:20] And look, it's honestly, in my opinion, the direction she's going to go in regardless of what her Detroit ad buy is trying to message to, Arab and Muslim American voters. In fact, even HuffPo admits that, writing that Harris has not [00:10:38] broken with Biden's approach, even if reports indicate she would be willing to take a harder line on Israel and its right wing Prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. So, look, I just I think we should just see this for what it really is. [00:10:53] You have two dominant political parties who are completely beholden to the moneyed interests that want them to support Israel regardless of what Israel does. And that is exactly what I think Kamala Harris is going to do. [00:11:09] There has been no real indication that she plans on changing gears, switching things up, and actually using the weapons that we've been funding for Israel as as leverage to rein in their military operations. [00:11:24] And Netanyahu's behavior not just in Gaza, but also now in Lebanon and other countries in the area, which he has had no problem bombing when he feels that it's appropriate to do so. It is incredible that we're not currently in a regional war. And, you know, one of our members wrote in and said, you know, [00:11:42] you should stop saying that Israel is going to end up dragging the U.S. Into a broader regional war because the U.S. Government probably wants it. And you know what? Their actions make that clear. You're right. I mean, if they really wanted to prevent a regional war, if they really [00:11:59] wanted to rein in the Israeli government and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Yeah, they would use the weapons as leverage, but they're unwilling to do that, so nothing will change. What we've heard from Kamala Harris is what we've already heard [00:12:14] from Anthony Blinken and from Joe Biden. There really hasn't been a change in policy. Maybe there's a little more emphasis on how she might feel bad about Palestinian civilians dying. But again, talk is real cheap. [00:12:31] And unless there's specific policy differences that she wants to highlight, then I'm not going to believe for a second that she's going to be better toward Palestinian civilians or on U.S. Foreign policy than what we've gotten from the Biden administration so far. [00:12:47] Hey, thanks for watching the video. We really appreciate it, guys, and we appreciate it if you become members, because that allows us to be independent, honest, progressive, all the things that you don't get from corporate media and all of that is because of you guys. Hit the join button below and become one of us. Become a young Turk.