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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Ali Harb

Gaza war: How Biden adopted call for ‘ceasefire’ without shifting policy

A Palestinian family walks past rubble in the aftermath of Israeli bombing in Rafah on October 31, 2023 [Said Khatib/AFP]

Washington, DC – Cheers erupted when United States Vice President Kamala Harris called for an “immediate ceasefire” in Gaza earlier this month.

But while her words seemed to echo calls for an end to Israel’s war, critics say she fell short of announcing a real policy shift.

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