US Vice President Kamala Harris, the frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination, is expected to continue much of President Joe Biden’s foreign policy if she succeeds him, but her stance on the Israeli war on Gaza may differ, NBC News reported Monday.

Harris has shown a willingness to publicly criticize Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and expressed empathy for Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip, according to former officials and analysts.

This marks a shift from Biden’s approach and could appeal to Arab American voters, younger voters, and progressives who oppose Biden’s stance on the Israeli actions, the report said.

“Because she’s not seen as responsible for Biden’s Israel policies,” according to a source close to the Biden administration. “The hope is that will help her numbers,” it added.

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