The Democrats’ ignore-the-Gaza-genocide gala concluded last week in Chicago with presidential nominee Kamala Harris insisting that as “commander in chief, I will ensure America always has the strongest, most lethal fighting force in the world.”

She was determined to show voters she can be more bellicose than any Republican candidate. Democratic delegates were enthralled. Indeed, as The Electronic Intifada livestream discussed last week, the party platform brags about how willing the Democrats are to bomb other countries, in contrast to Donald Trump’s supposed “weakness.”

Harris will make President Joe Biden’s genocide in Gaza – in which she is already fully complicit – her own chartreuse genocide.

“I will always stand up for Israel’s right to defend itself, and I will always ensure Israel has the ability to defend itself,” she said. ….more