Where does Kamala Harris stand on Israel, Palestine and the Middle East?

US Vice President Kamala Harris finds herself locked in a knife-edge contest with Donald Trump in the race for the White House, with many on the left withholding their support for the Democratic nominee over her views on Israel, the occupied Palestinian territories and the ongoing war on Gaza.

Some have argued that Harris, 60, is the better option for voters after she began presenting herself as a more compassionate voice in the Biden administration when it comes to the plight of the Palestinian people.

But with Harris maintaining that Israel has a right to defend itself against its enemies, and also welcoming the political endorsements of Liz Cheney and her father Dick Cheney, one of the architects of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, many have begun questioning what kind of a president she could be.

Former US officials have said that given her role as President Joe Biden's second-in-command - her presidency will likely be a continuation of Biden's.

"She may be a more energetic player but one thing you shouldn't expect - any immediate big shifts in the substance of Biden's foreign policy," Aaron David Miller, a former Middle East negotiator for Democratic and Republican administrations, told Reuters.

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