There was a very basic question right now which deserves an answer and that is do you think Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinian people?

If you think the answer to that is yes, then you believe that the gravest possible crime is being committed with the direct complicity and involvement of Western governments, principally the US, which is indeed facilitating it.

And you want to do all you can to stop that. Now in the US I understand there is the terror of

Donald Trump retaking the presidency and that has caused a lot of people who see themselves as

progressive even leftist to believe they must throw everything they can at stopping that from happening.

And I think that is causing some to bend reality about Gaza.

I'm just going to be honest about that.

Look, people are desperate to stop Trump.

They're desperate as well to stop genocide.

And they're hoping upon hope that Kamala Harris,

the Democratic nominee, will change course. But they also fear that putting meaningful

pressure on her using the leverage of an election campaign is too grave of risk because it may well end up with Donald Trump in the White House again.

Now look I've got an advantage. I'm a British political commentator and nobody credible is

delusional enough to believe that I will have any impact one way or the other on the US presidential

election so I can just say what I think.

And my view is the segment of Kamala Harris's speech on Gaza shows there is no evidence,

no meaningful evidence that she intends to change course.

Let's just listen to what she said.

With respect to the war in Gaza,

President Biden and I are working around the clock.

Because now is the time to get a hostage deal and a ceasefire deal done.

And let me be clear, and let me be clear. I will always stand up for Israel's right to defend itself and I will always ensure Israel has the ability to defend itself

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