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The war in Gaza merited a few scant mentions in the presidential debate. Here’s a look at where Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump stand.
The war in Gaza merited a few scant mentions over less than five minutes of the American presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump on Tuesday night. But the words they used to describe how they would each handle the conflict were carefully noted in Israel.
If elected, Mr. Trump said, “I will get that settled and fast.” But he did not say how, and sidestepped a question about how he would negotiate with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and Hamas to secure a cease-fire agreement and the release of Israeli hostages being held in Gaza.
Ms. Harris also did not offer any specifics. She repeated her support for Israel and the need for the hostages’ release, but also the U.S. position that a two-state solution would give Palestinians security and sovereignty. “What we know is that this war must end,” she said.
Mairav Zonszein, the senior Israel analyst with the International Crisis Group, said she was struck by Ms. Harris’s call for an end to the war, “which is something that you don’t hear much in Israel, even in the protests.”
She said Ms. Harris’s words may be particularly scrutinized in Israel among people who supported Mr. Trump in the past, but bitterly oppose Mr. Netanyahu’s handling of cease-fire negotiations. Mr. Trump has closely aligned himself with Mr. Netanyahu, who is resisting parts of an agreement that the Biden administration has tried to broker.
Here is a look at some of the positions Ms. Harris and Mr. Trump have staked out when it comes to the conflict between Israel and Palestinians.
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