(New York) Former vice-president Kamala Harris was forced to approach the Israeli war in Gaza from the first evening of his promotion tour of his book, said his compassion for the Palestinians and condemned President Donald Trump for having given “a white check” to the Israeli government.
“What happens to the Palestinian people is scandalous and finds my heart,” she said on Wednesday evening in front of a crowded New York performance hall, after being interrupted by a first pro-Palestinian demonstrator.
These comments occurred in the midst of a discussion on his new book, 107 Days (107 days), released on Tuesday and which details the high -speed campaign that she led against Donald Trump after the withdrawal of Joe Biden from the 2024 presidential race.
Few questions have divided the nation as much – and the Democratic Party – as the war in Gaza.
More than 65,000 Palestinians have been killed since the start of it, according to data from the Ministry of Health in Gaza. The conflict broke out after the attack on Hamas on October 7, 2023.
Democratic activists, in particular, condemned the leaders of the two parties so as not to do more pressure in order to end the bloodbath.
In front of the performance hall on Wednesday evening, dozens of activists demonstrated on the sidewalk. Inside, the event briefly derailed when a demonstrator has started to shout from the public.
“Your inheritance is a genocide. The Blood of the Palestinians is on your hands, “shouted the first demonstrator, a man carrying a medical mask, before being escorted towards the exit by safety. Another woman later said, “It’s your fault. »»
While the crowd was getting impatient due to the disturbances, Mme Harris called to “lower the temperature”.
She recalled that as vice-president, she expressed herself publicly for the first time on famine in Gaza a year and a half ago. At the time, she said, she had undergone strong criticism from the Biden administration for addressing this sensitive subject.
“I understand your concern and what you feel,” she said to a third demonstrator. “And the reality is that the current situation should not have happened like this, given the white check that this president gave (to Israel). »»
On several occasions during the evening, she criticized Mr. Trump. At one point, she compared her administration to that of a “communist dictatorship” which represses dissent.
Kamala Harris, who will be 61 years next month, has not detailed his projects for the future and was not questioned on this subject during the presentation of the book. She has already given up on the post of governor of her original state, California.
