Things that need to be said . . .
Harris must acknowledge the genocide.
It’s not a “humanitarian disaster,” it’s a genocide. It’s not “food insecurity,” people are being starved to death.
If Democrats want to win, coming clean about Gaza will be the price for the votes they need.
Progressive Perspectives on the
Presidential Nomination of Kamala Harris
Related Off-site Links:
Will Kamala Harris Pivot on Gaza and Win the “Uncommitted” Vote? – Jon Rainwater (Common Dreams, July 27, 2024).
U.S. Healthcare Workers Back From Gaza Tell Harris and Biden: “End This Madness Now” – Jake Johnson (Common Dreams, July 26, 2024).
“Unspeakable”: Doctors Back from Gaza Say Death Toll “Much Higher,” Push Harris and Biden for Ceasefire – Democracy Now! (July 26, 2024).
“Guilty of Genocide”: Rep. Rashida Tlaib Protests Netanyahu’s Speech to Congress – Brett Wilkins (Common Dreams, July 24, 2024).
Israeli Forces Have Killed 366 UN Workers and Family Members in Gaza: Leaked Report – Jake Johnson (Common Dreams, July 24, 2024).
Harris Urged to Take “Clear Stance” Against Weapons Sales for Israel – Jake Johnson (Common Dreams, July 22, 2024).
Report Details Israel’s “Water War Crimes” in Gaza – Julia Conley (Common Dreams, July 18, 2024).
Palestinian Envoy Demands End to “Most Documented Genocide in History” – Julia Conley (Common Dreams, July 17, 2024).
“Where Is the World?”: Gaza Mourns Victims as Israel Continues to Target Humanitarian Refuges – Democracy Now! (July 17, 2024).
“Blank Check” for Genocide: Court Dismisses Palestinians’ Case Against Biden Administration Over Gaza War – Democracy Now! (July 16, 2024).
Their Goal Is Total Ethnic Cleansing: Mustafa Barghouti on Israel’s Expulsion Order for Gaza City – Democracy Now! (July 10, 2024).
UN Experts Say “Targeted Starvation Campaign” by Israel Has Led to Famine Across Gaza – Julia Conley (Common Dreams, July 9, 2024).
“Unfathomable”: Lancet Study Estimates Gaza Death Toll May Exceed 186,000 – Julia Conley (Common Dreams, July 8, 2024).
Report from Rafah: UNICEF Decries Israel’s “War on Children” as Starvation and Deaths Mount in Gaza – Democracy Now! (June 17, 2024).
Report from Gaza: “Devastating” Israeli Raid to Free 4 Israeli Hostages Kills 270+ Palestinians – Democracy Now! (June 10, 2024).
Draft U.N, Report Finds Israel Has Met Threshold for Genocide – Brett Wilkins (Common Dreams, March 25, 2024).
“Genocidal Actions” Persist in Gaza as Israel Blocks Aid and U.S. Weapons Flow – Julia Conley (Common Dreams, April 12, 2024).
Journalist Abby Martin Explains Why She Considers Israel’s Actions in Gaza to Constitute Genocide – Middle East Eye (April 3, 2024).
“A War Machine Out of Control”: Israel Keeps Attacking Aid Workers as Gaza Faces Famine – Democracy Now! (April 3, 2024).
UPDATES: Unspeakable: We Are Swimming In A Pool of Blood – Abby Zimet (Common Dreams, July 31, 2024).
Will Israel Start a Regional War? Hamas Leader Killed in Iran, Hezbollah Commander Targeted in Beirut – Democracy Now! (July 31, 2024).
UN Probe Finds “Appalling Acts” of Torture Against Palestinians Detained by Israel – Edward Carver (Common Dreams, July 31, 2024).
Israel’s Torture and Rape of Palestinian Prisoners Defended by Knesset Members and Far-Right Mobs – Democracy Now! (August 1, 2024).
“Beyond Horror”: Israel Kills Mostly Children in Fresh Attacks on Gaza Schools – Jake Johnson (Common Dreams, August 5, 2024).
After Billions More for Israeli Military, Biden Joins Call for Cease-Fire – Jessica Corbett (Common Dreams, August 12, 2024).
The Horror of It All: The Unbearable Tragedy of a War That Does Not End – Marianne Williamson (Transform, September 1, 2024).
See also the previous Wild Reed posts:
• Phyllis Bennis: “We Can Never Give Up Hope”
• Nina Turner: Quote of the Day – July 24, 2024
• Something to Think About – June 28, 2024
• Kyle Kulinski: Quote of the Day – May 23, 2024
• Judith Butler on the Ongoing Student Protests Against the Gaza Genocide
• Naomi Klein’s Powerful Words on Israel’s and the West’s Ongoing Gaza Genocide
• Outrage and Despair
• “This Is a Genocidal Project”
• “A Genocide Has Been Normalized”
• Voices of Reason and Compassion on the Crisis in Israel and Gaza
• More Voices of Reason and Compassion on the Crisis in Israel and Gaza
• Josh Paul: Quote of the Day – March 28, 2024
• Phyllis Bennis: Quote of the Day – March 28, 2024
• Michael Fakhri: Quote of the Day – February 27, 2024
• Sabrina Salvati: Quote of the Day – January 2, 2024
• Christmas 2023 – Reflections, Activism, Art, and Celebrations
• Jehad Abusalim: Quote of the Day – December 8, 2023
• Ta-Nehisi Coates: Quote of the Day – November 2, 2023
• In the Midst of the “Great Unraveling,” a Visit to the Prayer Tree
• Prayer of the Week – October 16, 2023
• Something to Think About – October 12, 2023
• Eric Levitz: Quote of the Day – October 11, 2023
• Phyllis Bennis: “If We Are Serious About Ending This Spiraling Violence, We Need to Look at Root Causes”
• “Nothing About Today is ‘Unprovoked’”
• “The Mistreatment and Discrimination Against Palestinians Is Not Unprecedented. It’s Baked Into the Foundation of the Political System in Israel”
• Progressive Perspectives on the Ongoing Israeli-Palestinian “Nightmare” (2021)
• Something to Think About – July 29, 2018
• Noura Erakat: Quote of the Day – May 15, 2018
• For Some Jews, Israel’s Treatment of Palestinians is Yet Another Jewish Tragedy
• Remembering the Six-Day War and Its Ongoing Aftermath
• David Norris: Quote of the Day – August 12, 2014
Image: Children were among the killed and injured after the Israeli military bombed the Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza on October 31, 2023. (Photo: Stringer/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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