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The Biden administration and Kamala Harris campaign are reportedly worried that the ongoing Middle East conflict hasn’t calmed down ahead of the U.S. presidential elections in November, The Washington Post reported on Thursday.
TheconflictintheMiddleEastbeganbetweenIsraelandHamaslastOctoberbuthassinceexpandedintothebroaderregionanddrawnotheractorsin,includingIranandHezbollah.TheBiden-Harrisadministrationhasbeenpushingforregionalde-escalationandaceasefireinthehopestheconflictwouldendaroundelectiontime,butthathasn’tcometofruition—andnowtheHarriscampaignhasgrownnervousthatitwillaffectDemocraticvoterturnoutonelectionday,U.S.andcampaignofficialstoldthePost.(RELATED:BlinkenReportedlyHoldingBackOnPresentingPost-GazaWarPlanUntilAfterElection)
“It’sahugeconcern.Itcomesdowntopeoplesaying,‘Ican’tsupportanyonewhosupportsagenocide,’”aHarriscampaignofficialtoldthePost,usingadisputedtermtodescribeIsrael’sactionsagainstHamasinGaza.
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