ELECTION ISSUE
Status:Open

Where Do Candidates Stand on Israel-Gaza?

PRO-PALESTINEPRO-ISRAEL

Positions

Chase Oliver
Chase Oliver“As President, I will work tirelessly to bring about a ceasefire and support a fair and lasting resolution to [the Israel-Gaza] crisis.”Jul 26, 2024
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr."[A cease-fire would reward Hamas] for taking the hostages and they’re gonna keep taking hostages to get more and more advantage."Sep 15, 2024
Tim Walz
Tim Walz"Getting a ceasefire with the return of the hostages and then moving towards a sustainable two-state solution is the only way forward."Sep 06, 2024
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris"I will always give Israel the ability to defend itself, in particular, as it relates to Iran... and its proxies... But we must have a two state solution."Sep 11, 2024
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr."[H]ostages have to be returned and Hamas has to be disarmed, or else how can you have a peace?"Sep 15, 2024
Chase Oliver
Chase Oliver“My empathy belongs to the people of Palestine and Israel, not to the governments of Hamas or Netanyahu, which have perpetuated the cycle of violence."Jul 31, 2024
Cornel West
Cornel West"[The Oct. 7 attacks were] a counterterrorist response."Apr 12, 2024
Tim Walz
Tim Walz"[Israel] certainly have the right to defend themselves... [but] we can’t allow what’s happened in Gaza to happen. The Palestinian people have every right to life and liberty themselves."Sep 07, 2024
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris"I have my entire career and life supporting Israel and the Israeli people."Sep 11, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump"[Israel has] to get it done. Get it over with and get it over with fast because we have to -- you have to get back to normalcy and peace."Apr 04, 2024
Cornel West
Cornel West“Ceasefire is a minimal step... Ending the occupation is a requirement."Feb 06, 2024
Jill Stein
Jill Stein“I grew up dedicated to the proposition that genocide would never happen again. That means never again for anyone. Free Palestine.”Sep 15, 2024
J.D. Vance
J.D. Vance"[L]et [Israel] prosecute this war the way they see fit."Jul 18, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump"I’m proud to be the best friend that Israel has ever had."Apr 25, 2024
Jill Stein
Jill Stein“Gaza’s future is our future. We must have a ceasefire now.”Sep 15, 2024
Cornel West
Cornel West“Hamas is not the culprit, it’s the IDF, and they’re terrorizing."Apr 12, 2024
Cornel West
Cornel West"Both parties [Israel and Hamas] are enabling genocide."Feb 06, 2024
J.D. Vance
J.D. Vance"You're never going to defeat the ideology of Hamas, but you can root out those commanders, those final military-trained battalions, and I think you should empower the Israelis to do it."Jul 18, 2024
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris"Israel has a right to defend itself... What we know is that this war must end, it must end immediately. We need a ceasefire deal, and we need the hostages out.”Sep 11, 2024


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