ICYMI: Gaza, The Presidency, And The Uncommitted Movement

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🗓️ 29 August 2024

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Ten months into Israel's war with Gaza, Vice President and presidential hopeful Kamala Harris is highlighting the White House's work towards a ceasefire deal.

But negotiations have stalled. The most recent talks in Cairo, sponsored by the U.S., ended without an agreement. And as tensions escalate on the border between Israel and Lebanon, the path forward seems even more unclear.

Organizers and uncommitted delegates at the Democratic National Convention protested for a ceasefire in Gaza, an arms embargo for Israel, and the party's decision to deny the request of a pro-Palestinian speaker at the convention.

What does this moment mean for the Biden White House? And what do we know about what Middle East foreign policy would look like under a potential Harris presidency?

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0:00.0	You're listening to the 1A Podcast, I'm Jen White. And this is in case you missed it, where we bring you some of the week's most important
0:14.7	conversations you might have missed.
0:17.2	Ten months into its war with Hamas and Gaza, Israel has launched a major military operation
0:22.3	in the occupied West Bank.
0:24.0	It's the biggest since 2002.
0:26.8	Israeli forces launched deadly raids and sealed off the city of Janine this week.
0:31.3	At least 10 people were killed according to Palestinian
0:34.0	officials. Israeli foreign minister Israel Katz has called the move into the
0:38.4	West Bank part of quote a full-fledged war. The Israeli government says that Janine is a hot spot for several Palestinian
0:46.1	terrorist groups. These raids come as ceasefire negotiations mediated by the U.S. Egypt and
0:52.1	Qatar have stalled and tensions continue to
0:55.1	escalate between Israel and Hezbollah. Meanwhile in the US, the situation in the
1:00.7	Middle East continues to energize some voters.
1:03.2	Organizers and uncommitted delegates at last week's Democratic National Convention
1:08.0	protested the party's decision to deny the request of a Palestinian speaker
1:12.1	to address the convention.
1:14.2	What does this moment mean for the Biden White House?
1:17.1	And what do we know about what Middle East foreign policy would look like under a Harris presidency?
1:22.0	We're joined by NPR's Asma Halid after the break.
1:25.2	Asma is a White House correspondent covering the election.
1:28.5	She's also co-host of the NPR Politics Podcast.
1:32.0	We've got a lot to get into. Stay with us.
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