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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Brian Osgood

Will escalating violence in the Middle East affect the US elections?

Protesters rally for a ceasefire in Gaza near the venue for the September 10 presidential debate in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [Eduardo Munoz/Reuters]

With the United States presidential election less than four weeks away, analysts caution that Israel’s expanding military campaigns across the Middle East could bruise the chances of the Democratic candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris.

Foreign policy is rarely a top priority for US voters. But Israel’s yearlong war in Gaza, as well as its intense bombing campaign in Lebanon, have spurred questions about the US’s role in the conflict.

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