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Palestinian Authority reportedly in talks with Biden Campaign

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Palestinian officials have confirmed to The Media Line that the Palestinian Authority (PA) is maintaining communication with the campaign of US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden.

“Having dialogue with the Democratic candidate is important to the leadership,” one of the officials told The Media Line. “We want to let Mr. Biden know that we are willing and ready to talk.”

During President Donald Trump’s first term in office, he has shown strong support for Israel, Saudi Arabia and Egypt while drawing opposition from many Arab states backed by Iran.

In 2017, Trump recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and moved the U.S. Embassy there. In 2019, he recognized Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights. He released a new Middle East plan in January 2020 in alliance with Israeli Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Meanwhile, the PA has condemned the policies of Trump’s administration as Trump has isolated the Palestinians and their Iranian backers by brokering peace deals with Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain. More countries, including Sudan, are expected to also normalize relations with Israel.

As a result of the Trump administration’s efforts, Palestinian leaders cut off contact and refused to enter US-led talks with Israel.

And with the results of Tuesday’s election looming, the Palestinian leaders are eager for a Biden victory.

Jihad Harb, a political analyst for multiple Palestine media outlets, said the Palestinians are watching the election campaign with great interest because whoever wins will have major impact on the Palestinian cause, according to The Jerusalem Post.

“The [Palestinian leaders] definitely want Trump to leave,” said Harb. “He imposed a set of cruel, unfair and anti-Palestine measures, and therefore they prefer Biden, at least because of their experience with him during his years as vice president in the Obama administration.”

Joe Biden served as vice president for two terms under Barack Obama and as a leading Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee before that.

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RFK Jr. announces lifelong Democrat, advocate of left-leaning causes, CA native as running mate

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Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. announced Tuesday that attorney and tech entrepreneur Nicole Shanahan will be his vice presidential running mate in the upcoming election. The Independent candidate announced his choice for the 38-year-old Oakland, California native by praising her insight into “how Big Tech uses AI to manipulate the public,” her athletic ability, and willingness to be a “partner” in a number of policy areas, including on securing the border.

Fox News writes that Shanahan is a philanthropist with a long history of donating to Democrat and left-leaning causes, including supporting President Biden in his 2020 election bid before switching to Kennedy when he launched his own run for the Democrat nomination last year.

She is the founder and president of Bia-Echo Foundation, a private firm that describes its mission as focused on “new frontiers in reproductive longevity & equality, criminal justice reform and a healthy & livable planet.”

Fox News reports Shanahan initially dropped her support for Kennedy after he decided to run as an independent, but later got behind him again by giving $4 million to the super PAC that boosted his candidacy with a John F. Kennedy-themed campaign ad that ran during the Super Bowl in February.

Shanahan also previously donated to Democrat presidential candidates Marianne Williamson and Pete Buttigieg during the 2020 presidential race, and threw more than $150,000 behind progressive Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon’s 2020 election bid.

Shanahan, a life-long Democrat, told the crowd that she was leaving the party.

“The Democratic Party is supposed to be the party of compassion. It is supposed to be the party of free speech, and most importantly, the party of the middle class and the American dream,” Shanahan said.

“While I know many Democrats still abide by those values…I do believe they’ve lost their way in their leadership,” she continued.

And she urged “disillusioned” Democrats and Republicans to support Kennedy’s independent White House bid.

 

 

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