“Notably, [Ritchie] Torres emphasized that Harris’s team had rejected calls by Michigan-based organizers of the “Uncommitted” protest movement to host a Palestinian-American speaker at the Democratic National Convention. Harris made the controversial move, Torres reportedly said, because she didn’t want to risk the chance of any speaker opposing Israel.
He also downplayed a recent letter the Biden-Harris administration sent warning Israel it could risk losing military aid if it doesn’t improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza. The letter, he said, was a political gesture that did not reflect any change in policy in the administration, despite continuing reports of dire food shortages in the enclave as Israel continues its military campaign there.”
Doug Emhoff, Ritchie Torres reassure Michigan Jewish voters Harris supports Israel