Alabama-Israel Task Force

Vice President Kamala Harris, the likely Democratic nominee for president, is attempting to bridge divides within the party over the war in Gaza, emphasizing Israel's right to defend itself while also focusing on alleviating Palestinian suffering.The difference was on display in Selma, Alabama, in March, when Harris commemorated the anniversary of the Bloody Sunday march for voting rights in 1965.

Vice President Kamala Harris issued a forceful call for a temporary cease-fire deal in Gaza, while in Selma to commemorate “Bloody Sunday, where Alabama officers attacked voting rights marchers on the iconic Edmund Pettus Bridge. Harris says the deal in Gaza would halt fighting for at least six weeks, and also increased pressure on Israel to not impede the aid that workers were trying to get into the region.

The city of Huntsville is hosting a gathering Tuesday, March 25th in celebration of the relationship between Alabama and Israel. John Buhler is co-founder…