Democrat delegates cover mouths in Gaza protest during Biden speech

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Democrat delegates cover mouths in Gaza protest during Biden speech  Several Democratic National Convention delegates cover their mouths as US President Joe Biden speaks on the first night of the party's gathering in Chicago in protest at his government's stance on Israel's war in Gaza. "We wanted to send the message that we don't agree with what Biden has been doing, he has been funding genocide of the Palestinian people for 10 months now," says Washington State delegate Sabrine Odeh.  AFP VIDEO  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe  Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net    Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion    Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital    Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein   #TheManilaTimes  #worldnews  #joebiden  #israelhamaswar  #palestine  #democrats

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00:00Health and food assistance into Gaza now.

00:03Thank you, Joe.

00:07Thank you, Joe.

00:08Thank you, Joe.

00:10Thank you, Joe.

00:12Justice Lindsey Chiu.

00:14Because we wanted to send a message that we don't agree with what Biden has been doing.

00:22And he has been funding genocide of the Palestinian people for 10 months now.

00:29And to be quite honest with you, we knew we had to do something because the people of Gaza need us to amplify their voices.

00:39The fact is he has been a president that has supported a genocide that Israel is committing.

00:46He has been unconditional with his support. He has had no moral red line.

00:51He has ignored U.S. laws. He has ignored international laws.

00:56And so I do believe that the way that he has allowed Israel to massacre the Palestinians is a stain on his public service record.

01:05My vote is not secure. I feel very comfortable saying that.

01:08I recognize, you know, as I said, over 80% of Democrats agree with me.

01:12Everybody comes here and sees my keffiyeh and they say, we support you. We support your message.

01:17And so it's now the responsibility of our elected officials, right now President Biden and Vice President Harris, to listen to all of us.

01:25Everybody here is in agreement. We don't want to continue killing babies.

01:30We don't want to continue killing women. And so we need them to listen to us.

01:35I think that the party needed change.

01:38I don't feel sad about someone who has unapologetically supported a genocidal regime in Israel.

01:44Who has publicly supported fascism abroad and then has said we need to defeat fascism here.

01:51I think that's hypocritical.

01:54And simultaneously, I think that Kamala Harris has shown progress on that front.

01:58So yes, I'm disappointed and I want her to move further.

02:02I know she's more empathetic than Joe Biden. I've seen that.

02:06But those words are not enough.

02:08That needs to be followed by policy.

02:10And she can adopt that in her campaign platform and advocate for it.

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