Gottheimer: Shocked by Harris response to genocide slur against Israel

• Author: TOVAH LAZAROFF
• Published date: 13 October 2021
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

He made his comments at The Jerusalem Post Conference in an interview by Senior Contributor Editor and veteran analyst Herb Keinon.

Gottheimer said that he and other pro-Israel Democrats hoped to sit down soon with her to discuss the incident, which took place in September.

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The incident, however, must be put in context with Harris's strong support for Israel, Gottheimer said.

"The vice president has a very long track record of standing with Israel and strongly behind the US-Israel relationship. I have no doubt that when we speak with her, it will echo strongly what has been clear from the first day of the Biden administration, which is that the US stands strongly with Israel," he said.

Overall, he explained, the Democratic Party has not abandoned the state of Israel. He blamed opposition to additional Iron Dome funding on a minority segment of his party.

A strong pro-Israel voice in the House of Representatives, Gottheimer said that opponents of Israel were limited to a small group of politicians known as the "Squad" who support the Boycott, Sanctions and Divestment movement and who have attempted to limit military aid to Israel.

"You are talking about a very small group of eight to ten members... that tend to take actions that most of us, a super majority of us, just don't agree with," Gottheimer...