Harris interrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters on first night of book tour Politics Sep 25, 2025 2:20 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Former Vice President Kamala Harris, forced to confront Israel’s war in Gaza on the first night of her book tour, expressed compassion for the Palestinians and condemned President Donald Trump for giving the Israeli government “a blank check.”

“What’s happening to the Palestinian people is outrageous and it beaks my heart,” she told a packed New York City performance center on Wednesday night after being interrupted by the first of four pro-Palestinian protesters. “Donald Trump has given (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu a blank check to do whatever he wants.”

The comments came in the midst of a discussion about her new book, “107 Days,” which was re

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