Kamala Harris didn't take very long to blow her credibility when it came to whether she would be pursuing President Biden's 10 June two-state solution: Unifying Gaza and the West Bank under the Palestinian Authority – or any other two-state solution.
At the DNC Conference on 22 August Harris told the assembled delegates:
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President Biden and I are working to end this war such that - Israel is secure - the hostages are released - the suffering in Gaza ends - and the Palestinian people can realize their right to dignity. Security. Freedom. And self-determination
Yet on 29 August – Harris told CNN's Dana Bash:
I remain committed since I've been on October 8 to what we must do to work toward a two-state solution where Israel is secure and in equal measure the Paletin - the Palestinians have security and self-determination and - and dignity.
After Harris's 22 August statement I wrote on 26 August that Harris had:
...signaled she had now abandoned pursuing the creation of a Palestinian Arab state between Israel and Jordan proposed by President Biden on 10 June.
Biden's proposal was contained in draft Security Council Resolution S/2024/448 prepared by the United States of America: Unifying Gaza and the West Bank under the Palestinian Authority (Biden's Solution) – adopted 14-0 by the Security Council in Resolution 2735".
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Israel's Knesset had overwhelmingly rejected any new state between Israel and Jordan (two-state solution) on 17 July – confirmed by Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on 4 August.
I opined that Harris's:
...non-reaffirmation of Biden's Solution in her acceptance speech has opened up the prospect that Harris may be contemplating endorsing the Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine Solution (HKOPS) - first published on 8 June 2022: Unifying Jordan, Gaza and part of the West Bank under the Hashemites –the ruling authority in Jordan for more than 100 years comprising 77% of former Palestine - enjoying a signed peace treaty with Israel since 1994."
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