Trump and Harris dancing to Israels tune
Trump and Harris dancing to Israel's tune
TEHRAN- The US presidential candidates are making last-ditch efforts to woo voters ahead of Tuesday’s election amid growing domestic discontent over Washington’s military support for Israel’s genocidal war on the Gaza Strip.
Nationally, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are seen locked in a tight race for the White House.
Harris has had a small lead over Trump in the national polling averages since she entered the race at the end of July and she remains ahead.
Harris has surpassed Trump in a new poll in Iowa, with likely women voters responsible for the turnaround, according to a Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll released on Saturday, Reuters reported.
The poll of more than 800 likely voters, who were surveyed late October, has Harris leading Trump 47%-44% in Iowa, which has been trending deeply Republican in recent years.
Trump easily won the state in 2016 and 2020.
Early voting is also underway. According to the Election Lab at the University of Florida, more than 73 million Americans already cast ballots as of Saturday.
The election was initially a rematch of 2020 between incumbent President Joe Biden and Trump. But it was upended in July when Biden ended his campaign and endorsed Harris.
American people call for ending Israel’s war on Gaza, accusing their politicians of complicity in the regime’s genocide. The campaigns of both candidates have at times been overshadowed by Israel’s war on Gaza.
More than 43,300 people in Gaza have been killed since the start of the onslaught in October last year.
Israel has also expanded the war into Lebanon killing nearly 3,000 people in the Mediterranean country in the same period. Most of them have lost their lives since Israel launched a massive bombing campaign in Lebanon more than a month ago.
Over the course of the Gaza war, protesters in the United States have condemned their country’s unwavering support for Israel calling for an end to the conflict.
Israel’s aggression on Lebanon has increased demands for ending the regime’s brutal offensives.
Biden’s refusal to terminate Israel’s war on Gaza infuriated Americans who called him “Genocide Joe” over the complicity of the White House in the massacre of Palestinians.
Harris, for her part, has expressed concern over the loss of civilian life in Gaza. However, she has thrown her full weight behind Israel.
Trump has vowed to end the Gaza war if he takes office.
But Trump’s unwavering support for Israel during his presidency indicates that he is just paying lip service.
Irrespective of who will take the helm at the White House, the next US president will not hesitate to defend and protect Israel.
The United States might apply pressure on Israel to cease its brutal offensives in Gaza and Lebanon. But this pressure arises from concerns that the regime's military actions could jeopardize its own survival.
For now, voters in the US will go to the polls on November 5 to decide whether Harris or Trump should go to the White House.
Some of the domestic and foreign policies of the upcoming US president may diverge significantly from his or her predecessor.
But Israel’s ironclad support for Israel will remain unchanged.
In fact, when it comes to dealing with Israel and its crimes, both Trump and Harris will be two sides of the same coin.
source: tehrantimes.com