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reference news network reported on october 7 according to a report on the russia today tv website on october 6, us vice president kamala harris refused to say whether she considered israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu a "close ally." previously, netanyahu ignored the us government's call for a ceasefire in lebanon.

in an interview with cbs news' "60 minutes" broadcast on the evening of the 6th, harris was asked how the united states could provide billions of dollars worth of military aid to israel while appearing to be hostile to israel. netanyahu has "no influence."

after giving a long and vague answer, harris was asked whether the united states has "a truly close ally in netanyahu."

according to the report, harris responded: "with all due respect, i think the better question is, do we have the american people andisraelan important alliance between peoples. the answer to this question is yes. "

since replacing us president joe biden as the democratic presidential candidate in july this year, harris's stance on israel has been criticized by both pro-israel and pro-palestinian factions within the democratic party. harris announced her support for an independent palestinian state at the u.s. democratic national convention in august. she immediately pledged to continue supplying arms and ammunition to israel. this is clearly an attempt to appease both sides of the party.

the report also stated that it is generally believed that netanyahu will support trump in the upcoming us presidential election. since declaring war on hamas last october, netanyahu has had multiple phone calls and meetings with biden and harris. following those talks, both biden and harris claimed that israeli leaders were moving toward a ceasefire, only for netanyahu to return to israel vowing to continue fighting. (compiled/du yuanjiang)