‘Trump would be the worst’: Palestinians react to US presidential race
Al Jazeera
As Biden exits, Palestinians fear a Trump presidency and voice scepticism and hope that next US leader can stop the war.
Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank say a United States presidency under Kamala Harris would do little to halt Israel’s war on Gaza after US President Joe Biden’s decision to drop his re-election bid.
Under Biden, the US has provided its ally Israel with billions of dollars in military aid since October 7. Many Palestinians expect Harris, who is Biden’s vice president and a Democrat, to continue supporting Israel if she is elected president in November.
At the same time, many Palestinians fear that Republican candidate and former President Donald Trump will only exacerbate their suffering if he returns to power.
“Trump would be the worst,” Asmaa Nimilaat, 50, said from a hospital where thousands of people are sheltering in Deir el-Balah, an area in central Gaza. “But any candidate that becomes president will not support Palestinians.”
Since Hamas-led attacks on Israeli communities and military outposts on October 7, in which 1,139 people were killed and 250 taken captive, Israel has launched a devastating war on Gaza with American support.
