I reported earlier about the diplomatic flap over Kamala Harris’ comments in regard to Gaza.
The story cited Israeli officials who said Netanyahu was upset with her comments criticizing them over the conduct of the war in Gaza. An official said that her comments were not good because they were creating daylight between the U.S. and Israel, and that could embolden Hamas as they try to work out a deal on the matter.
In comments after the meeting, Harris said she told the Israeli prime minister that she “will always ensure that Israel is able to defend itself, including from Iran and Iran-backed militias such as Hamas and Hezbollah.”
“I also expressed with the Prime Minister my serious concern about the scale of human suffering in Gaza, including the death of far too many innocent civilians. And I made clear my serious concern about the dire humanitarian situation there,” she…