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Harris says Biden presidency will not condition aid to Israel

The Democrats' vice presidential pick, Sen. Kamala Harris, sought to distance the Biden campaign from emerging party criticism of Israel in recent years.
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California Sen. Kamala Harris, the Democratic party’s vice presidential pick for the 2020 elections, said Wednesday that a Joe Biden administration would not place new conditions on future US military assistance to Israel.

The statement is the latest sign the Biden campaign is still seeking to distance itself from unprecedented criticism of Israel’s policies emanating from the Democratic party’s left wing in recent years.

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