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Opinion: Just like her predecessors, Kamala Harris is fully on board with Israel's genocide

Before President Joe Biden finally bit the bullet and bowed out under tremendous pressure, passing the torch to Vice President Kamala Harris, the US presidential race looked truly miserable, with a self-confessed Zionist actively engaged in genocide pitted against a rank charlatan, convicted felon and opportunist running on a fascist ticket.

This was a sorry state of affairs, even for the most ardent of American liberals. They finally heaved a sigh of relief when Harris took over and pumped some enthusiasm into an otherwise morbid election. 

Overnight, millions of dollars flooded towards her presidential bid and the prospect of a woman of Indian and Caribbean descent sitting in the Oval Office energised the country’s moribund politics. 

In domestic terms, for liberal Americans, Harris is head and shoulders above her competitor, former President Donald Trump. What he has to offer is nothing more than a past record of chicanery, deceit, barefaced racism and xenophobic white supremacy. 

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US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to the media after meeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington on 25 July 2024 (Roberto Schmidt/AFP)