Harris interrupted by student protester accusing Israel of ‘genocide’ in Gaza

US Vice President Kamala Harris is interrupted by a student protester accusing Israel of committing genocide during its operation against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

After telling students at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee she is “invested” in them, the student, wearing a keffiyeh, accuses her of being “invested in genocide.”

“I respect your right to speak. I’m speaking right now. I know what you’re speaking of. I want the ceasefire,” she says, as the heckler presses her on “the genocide.”

As he is removed from the hall, the heckler questions Harris on unverified Gazan casualty numbers listed by the Hamas-run health ministry, to which she replies, “What he’s talking about, it’s real. That’s not the subject that I came to discuss today, but it’s real, and I respect his voice.”

Some in the media interpreted Harris’s comment that “it’s real” as her accepting the heckler’s claim Israel is committing genocide, while others say she was specifically responding to his mentioning of casualty figures.

WATCH — Vice President Harris in response to a heckler screaming that Israel is committing "genocide"

“Listen, what he’s talking about, it’s real. It’s real. That’s not the subject that I came to discuss today, but it’s real and I respect his voice”

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— Jon Levine (@LevineJonathan) October 19, 2024