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CHICAGO—Mohammed Khatib, a Democratic National Convention delegate from Florida, said the Democratic Party must declare the Israel–Hamas War a “genocide” against Palestinians if it wants to win the support of pro-Palestinian Democrat voters.
“Kamala Harris … has to recognize the injustice and has to make serious actions to call for ending this injustice,” Khatib told The Epoch Times in an interview.
Since October 2023, Israel has carried out military operations in the Gaza Strip and other Palestinian-occupied territories in the Levant in retaliation for terrorist attacks committed by Hamas. Despite efforts by the Biden administration for a cease-fire, the violence shows no signs of stopping….