Hear Australian and world news and follow trending topics. This episode covers foreign policy. “For 320 days, we have come together to demand that the law be enforced equally by friend and foe alike, and to reach a ceasefire,” ending the killing of Palestinians and freeing all Israeli and Palestinian hostages. , some believe that our party’s greatest strength has always been its ability to come together to begin the difficult task of forging a path to collective peace and security. But the time has come to flex that strength. ” That person was Ruwa Lonman, a Palestinian-American woman and member of the Georgia House of Representatives. The comment came from a speech Mr. Ronman intended to deliver on stage at the Democratic National Convention in August. However, she was informed that President Kamala Harris’ campaign had denied her request. Her words get to the heart of what has become the defining foreign policy issue for American voters this election cycle: America’s support for wars in the Middle East. “Let’s promise each other that we will defeat Donald Trump, who uses the fact that I am Palestinian to vilify him, that we will elect Vice President Harris, and that we will defeat Donald Trump.” But they don’t like him because he’s a very bad Palestinian and a weakling.” Senator Schumer, I’ve known him for a long time, but he’s now a Palestinian. President Trump’s comments to Jewish senator Chuck Schumer and President Joe Biden during a CNN debate made clear his relationship with the Palestinian people and outraged many Americans. But either way, this is an issue that Democrats and Democrats will fight over. Vice President Kamala Harris has a lot to answer for politically and a lot to lose politically. “What is happening in Gaza reflects an ongoing genocide.” Conventional wisdom may hold that domestic problems such as the economy, abortion, and crime are serious; Although the implications for the presidential election are greater, the Biden administration’s continued support for Israeli forces despite accusations of genocide in Gaza could be particularly costly. As Bruce Wolpe, a senior fellow at the Center for American Studies, says, that could be very damaging to Democrats. “Michigan has the largest Arab American and Muslim American population of any state. Biden led Michigan by 150,000 votes. Arab Americans and Muslim Americans There are 100,000 voters in the country who are frankly outraged about Gaza and Lebanon. It’s similar to how people in Western Sydney feel about what’s going on. They’re not going to vote for Trump because he’s anti-Muslim, but that means they might not vote for him, like Hind Omar, a Palestinian American. Voters say their communities are likely to withhold support unless Kamala Harris shows policy change. And I really want to vote for that party, the Democratic Party. And I want my community to support the Democratic Party. We really want to. The United States has spent a record amount of at least $18 billion in military aid to Israel since the October 7 attack last year, which killed about 1,200 people, according to a report by Brown University. According to the Gaza Ministry of Health, these American weapons have inspired devastating Israeli attacks on Gaza, damaging or destroying most buildings in the coastal enclave. Nearly 43,000 Palestinians, including nearly 17,000 children, were killed.A CBS June poll found that 61 percent of Americans, including 77 percent of Democrats, support Israel. Further polling from Data for Progress and Zeteo suggests that most Democratic voters believe that Israel is committing genocide. Does Kamala Harris support the Middle East and the Biden administration’s arms flow to Israel? Well, it’s a little complicated, but so far she has no intention of shaking things up and has promised to always support Israel. CNN’s Dana Bash asked the Democratic candidate: Possible changes in approach. BASH: “Would you do anything differently? For example, some arms shipments to Israel. Would you like to hold on? That’s what many people on the progressive left want you to do.” Harris: “Israel has a right to defend itself, and how that is defended is important. Too many innocent Palestinians were killed. Let’s end the ceasefire. ” Bash: “But have there been no changes in weapons or policy so far?” Harris: “No. The investigation accused Israel of annihilation, in part because of their calls for “relentless and deliberate attacks on medical personnel and facilities” by the military. As nationwide protests sweep the country, the vice president has sought to strike a more sympathetic tone than Biden. “We must reunite the detained hostages” with their families in Gaza. And to do that, we must work to alleviate the immense suffering of innocent Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, who have suffered too much pain and loss over the past year. CNN’s Ben Wedeman said US diplomatic efforts have completely failed in response to the threat of serious escalation with Iran due to a barrage of reciprocated missiles. “This is a regional war. “This situation is becoming increasingly dangerous and out of control, and there is no one at the wheel in the White House.” Although many are looking to Harris to find a way out, Bruce Wolpe, who has worked with Democrats in Congress during the Obama administration, said her policies are unlikely to meet the expectations of Joe Biden’s critics. said. Gaza, but what will the future hold, and also the move to two provinces. That’s why I think she’s going to get more attention and public interest in the future of Palestine. So this is not a change in policy, but a change in emphasis. That’s my interpretation. ” And while Harris is trying to walk a tightrope between supporting the Israeli military and recognizing the suffering of the Palestinians, Donald Trump has… taken a different approach. “There’s no one more pro-Israel than me.” “He’s trying to differentiate himself from the Biden administration by being a more loyal ally of Israel. If we don’t win this election, in my opinion will cease to exist within two or three years.” It will be wiped out, that’s what will happen. He said only Hamas wants to continue. The fact is, Israel is the party, and they should let them go and get the job done. ” Support for Israel to, in his words, “finish the job” in Gaza and continue military operations elsewhere seems to contradict the image. Trump’s supporters consider him an anti-war candidate. I want him back so that we can bring peace to the world and prevent proxy wars in places like Ukraine and Israel. First, no new wars have started under President Trump. As seen at a Fox News town hall in January, President Trump was eager to capitalize on his image as a symbol of peace. “I never had a war. I was the only president in 72 years who never had a war.” Now, is that true? Well, no, it’s true that he didn’t start a new war. But the war in Afghanistan is still raging, and dozens of soldiers have been killed in conflicts with the so-called Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria, where he assassinated Iranian General Qassem Soleimani. Nevertheless, his peaceful dovish pitch has worked, with Trump climbing in the polls and voters in battleground states telling the Wall Street Journal in October that the former president He said he has confidence in the country’s ability to deal with the war between the two countries. The Middle East and Ukraine are better than the Democrats. Although the Ukraine war remains a low-key issue for voters, President Trump insists that had he been president, Russia would never have invaded and could have ended the war in just one day. “This is a war” must end, and we are going to end it. As the next president, I will try to end this problem, and I think I can do it. In other words, before I took over the White House. Meanwhile, Kamala Harris has also called for peace, but has hinted that President Trump’s early peace plan is a path to Ukraine’s surrender. “We must work together with the international community to ensure a just peace” and a lasting peace. There are people in my country who would instead try to force Ukraine to give up most of its sovereign territory. These proposals are the same as those of President Putin. They are not proposals for peace. And beyond the wars in which the United States is involved, one key foreign policy agenda for Kamala Harris and Donald Trump is combating the rise of their major geopolitical rivals, Trump’s favorites. This is one of the topics on the agenda. . “China. China. China. China. “…Yes, that’s right. China. Kamala Harris is President Joe Biden’s signature policy, and one of the policies she’s trying to advance is… She says this is key to ensuring the U.S. maintains its productivity. “We have 730,000 manufacturing workers. created more than 20 new auto factories in the United States. And we did it by investing in American industry and American workers. “We want to ensure that America wins the competition in the 21st century.”Meanwhile, President Trump has vowed to raise tariffs on Chinese products, such as electric vehicles, that enter the U.S. market and squeeze American products. There is. He believes it will help. American producers compete by making China pay its fair share of exporting goods to the United States, but experts say that’s not exactly how tariffs work University of California, Los Angeles Professor Christopher Tan, a supply chain expert at the school, told Voice of America that U.S. companies are paying the tariffs. “The truth of the matter is that import duties are paid by U.S. businesses. When businesses face high import duties, there are two buttons to press: one is to pass on the higher import costs to consumers; “The other is to squeeze Chinese factories to bring down prices,” Professor Tan said, adding that the likely impact of the latter option is that China would export components to other countries before exporting them to the United States. It states that it is to be shipped. “In fact, China shipped a lot of parts and components to Vietnam and India for final assembly. And those final products are actually still being imported into the United States. So the overall The effect is that China is actually increasing its exports, but not directly to the United States.”Most economists believe that tariffs raise prices for consumers, and that American Action・Forum trade analysts point out that Americans are bearing the brunt of the tariffs. It was introduced during President Trump’s term and cost about $48 billion. Half of that was paid by companies that imported Chinese parts for products that were then manufactured in the United States. Indeed, both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are trying to position themselves as rebellious. But the Biden administration’s move to arm Israel and defend Ukraine has largely diminished Harris’ appeal to anti-war voters, and Gaza could lose a key state. Michigan. Trump has promised to immediately end both wars and confront China on trade issues, but these policy proposals seem somewhat lacking in substance. So, do voters like the former president’s harsh rhetoric or support Kamala? Harris’ pitch for peace and a resilient American workforce. You’ll soon find out. I’m Sam Dover. You’re listening to SBS News’ podcast series “US Election Unplugged.” The rest of the episodes are available on the SBS News app, Spotify or Apple Podcasts. We give you the tools to understand the key issues in the upcoming election.
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