JWeinCom said:
Well, if anyone is not voting for Harris due to Gaza, this is who you're putting in power. If you think the guy who campaigned on banning Muslims from our country is going to help the situation, then I guess we'll see how that plays out. Odds are he will give Israel a blank check. |
While very true, Israel has already been given a blank cheque to do as they please. (Or rather Netanyahu simply doesn't give a crap about Biden's 'concerns') But the (small) hope is that Harris can turn the ship somewhat after the elections.
Harris' stepdaughter, Ella Emhof, raised 8 million for Gaza last November and was raising money for UNWRA as well
https://www.jns.org/harriss-step-daughter-helps-unrwas-fundraising-efforts/
However Israeli propaganda and the New York Post put a halt to that
Ella Emhoff, stepdaughter of Vice President Kamala Harris, has been raising money for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, despite the United States suspending funding to the group over its extensive terror ties.
Emhoff, who is the daughter of second gentleman Doug Emhoff and his wife from a previous marriage, posted a link to UNRWA’s English-language fundraising page on her Instagram account.
She removed it after the New York Post sent an inquiry to the White House.
Here's the NY post article with all the Israeli propaganda
https://nypost.com/2024/03/16/us-news/kamala-harris-stepdaughter-ella-emhoff-publicly-raising-money-for-unrwa-despite-alleged-terror-ties/
All of which has been debunked after two independent investigations into UNWRA, leaving the claims of "As many as 450 UNRWA workers are members of extremist groups in the Gaza Strip, Israel contends." down to a few members who may have been involved (out of 13,000 employees in Gaza)
https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/08/1152841
Asked about the extent of the staff members’ alleged involvement, Mr. Haq responded that he did not have specific information about the allegations. He said the OIOS investigation involved visits to Israel for discussions with officials and to see and review information held by authorities there.
“However, one thing I'd like to point out is that since information used by Israeli officials to support the allegations have remained in Israeli custody, OIOS was not able to independently authenticate most of the information provided to it,” he noted.
Of course the NYP spun it as confirmed
https://nypost.com/2024/08/07/opinion/now-that-un-admits-employee-involvement-in-oct-7-its-time-to-end-unrwa/
I don't know what happened after that, no more news on Ella Emhoff, nor are Biden/Harris pushing to re-instate funding to UNWRA which is still banned by US law until next year. While continuing to give Israel a blank cheque and as many weapons as they ask for to massacre more civilians and now to attack UNIFIL.
