Caliphornia, an impregnable bastion of the Democratic Party, Sen. Kámala Harris
Former Oakland mayor Willie Brown's former mistress, now a senatrix from California and former 2020 Dem presidential hopeful...
, the chosen running mate of Joe
Foreign Policy Whiz KidBiden
...Failed seeker of the Democratic presidential nomination on multiple occasions, vice president under Barack Obama, giving it a last try in his dotage for 2020..., the presumptive Democratic presidential candidate, has been a staunch supporter of Israel.
This might disappoint the Paleostinian leadership, which hopes that Biden, if elected, will change American policies favoring Israel. Yet when reached by The Media Line, several high-ranking Paleostinian officials declined to comment on Harris’s candidacy.
Prof. Dalal Iriqat, an expert on diplomacy, conflict resolution and strategic planning at the Arab American University in Jenin and a columnist at the al-Quds newspaper, believes it understandable that Paleostinians evaluate matters based on their interests.
"We shouldn’t be upset by the decision or judge it now, as our top priority is to get rid of [President Donald] Trump," she told The Media Line. "Therefore, we have to accept any alternative."
Iriqat says that in terms of American politics and increasing Biden’s chances of winning, his choice was wise and strategic "given the Black Lives Matter campaign going on in the US, and other movements."
She stresses that for Paleostinians, Trump is the main issue. Since December 2017, when he announced US recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, the Paleostinian leadership has been boycotting his administration.
"I think we need Trump to go, as there won’t be anyone worse than him," she said.
