Harris tells pro-Palestine protesters in Arizona ‘now is the time’ to get a ceasefire

Vice President Kamala Harris told pro-Palestine protesters at a rally in Glendale, Arizona that “now is the time” to get a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas to end the war in Gaza.

Harris’s words differ vastly from two days ago when she told pro-Palestine protesters at a rally in Detroit—a state with a large Arab-American population—that “If you want Donald Trump to win, then say that. Otherwise, I'm speaking.”

By contrast, early in her speech at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona, she received heckles from pro-Palestine protesters chanting “free, free Palestine.” In response, Harris tried to speak from a policy perspective.

“I have been clear: now is the time to get a ceasefire deal and get the hostage deal done,” she said to applause. “Now is the time. And the president and I are working around the clock every day to get that ceasefire deal done and bring the hostages home. So, I respect your voices, but we are here to now talk about this race in 2024.”

Harris had briefly met with activists supporting the Uncommitted Movement, which pushed to have voters select “uncommitted” in Democratic primaries. In Detroit, they briefly met with Harris in Michigan and said she agreed to a meeting to discuss an arms embargo.

But Harris’s national security adviser said on X that she would not support an arms embargo.

“She does not support an arms embargo on Israel,” Phil Gordon said. “She will continue to work to protect civilians in Gaza and to uphold international humanitarian law.”

Harris’s rally was part of her larger tour with her running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, whom she selected earlier this week.

Initially, attendees at the rally attempted to drown out the demonstrators, which led to people