Vice President Harris Said “where we can rebuild Gaza,” No, U.S. Taxpayers Must Not Spend Anything To Rebuild Gaza. Israel Government Must Pay The US$18.5 Billion Because They Destroyed Gaza.
ABC News
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
10 September 2024
Kamala Harris, 49th Vice President of the United States (2021-2025)
Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States (2017-2021)
Debate Transcript Excerpt:
LINSEY DAVIS: Turning now to the Israel-Hamas war and the hostages who are still being held, Americans among them. Vice President Harris, in December you said, "Israel has a right to defend itself" but you added, "It matters how." Saying international humanitarian law must be respected, Israel must do more to protect innocent civilians. You said that nine months ago. Now an estimated 40,000 Palestinians are dead. Nearly 100 hostages remain. Just last week Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said there's not a deal in the making. President Biden has not been able to break through the stalemate. How would you do it?
VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS: Well, let's understand how we got here. On Oct. 7, Hamas, a terrorist organization, slaughtered 1,200 Israelis. Many of them young people who were simply attending a concert. Women were horribly raped. And so absolutely, I said then, I say now, Israel has a right to defend itself. We would. And how it does so matters. Because it is also true far too many innocent Palestinians have been killed. Children, mothers. What we know is that this war must end. It must when, end immediately, and the way it will end is we need a cease-fire deal and we need the hostages out. And so we will continue to work around the clock on that. Work around the clock also understanding that we must chart a course for a two-state solution. And in that solution, there must be security for the Israeli people and Israel and in equal measure for the Palestinians. But the one thing I will assure you always, I will always give Israel the ability to defend itself, in particular as it relates to Iran and any threat that Iran and its proxies pose to Israel. But we must have a two-state solution where we can rebuild Gaza, where the Palestinians have security, self-determination and the dignity they so rightly deserve. [BOLD and Italic added]
Israel Has Approximately US$200 Billion In Foreign Reserves. 18th Largest In The World. With US$522 Billion, Ranks 29th Of 193 Countries Globally By Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
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