In the aftermath of Kamala Harris and the Democrats’ humiliating loss to Donald Trump this week, Zionist commentators on CNN bizarrely concluded that a major contributor to Harris’s defeat was her campaign’s lack of support for Israel — despite Democrats’ completely unmitigated backing of Israel as it commits some of the worst atrocities in modern times.

On the night of the election, as it became clear Trump was poised to win, CNN’s panelists said, without evidence, that Democrats failed to address concerns of Zionists during the campaign.

In a clip posted by Drop Site, top Trump adviser Alyssa Farah Griffin pointed to a Republican Jewish Coalition ad in which Jewish women said that “Israel is under attack” and that Trump will “keep us safe” amid rising antisemitism. Griffin said that the ad “resonates with people” — despite Trump embracing neo-Nazi supporters and parroting dangerous antisemitic tropes on the campaign trail.

Agreeing, liberal pundit Van Jones cited an ad criticizing “Kamala around fear about Israel not being protected,” again, citing zero evidence. “There was never a response from the campaign on that,” Jones said, implying that a political campaign has to address negative ads against them. Democratic strategist David Axelrod, also on the panel, said he agreed.

In reality, Harris repeatedly and clearly stated her “commitment to Israel’s defense” — in this case, “defense” referring to Israel’s ability to carry out genocide in Gaza and violence in the occupied West Bank and other adjacent populations. Just on Monday, in her final rally in Michigan, she said that she would “ensure Israel is secure” as president.

The comments show that even the Biden administration’s shoveling of tens of billions of dollars to Israel to slaughter Palestinians apparently isn’t........

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