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Ryan Grim tweet: Pretty incredible -- though totally believable -- that the final DNC platform has a one-side condemnation of sexual violence, and it's aimed at Hamas, even as the Knesset engages in a full- throated debate as to whether the acknowledged rape of Palestinian detainees is ok or not. Response to the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel and Next Steps to a Lasting Peace for Israelis and Palestinians President Biden and Vice President Harris believe a strong, secure, and democratic Israel is vital to the interests of the United States. Their commitment to Israel’s security, its qualitative military edge, its right to defend itself, and the 2016 Memorandum of Understanding is ironclad. President Biden and Vice President Harris recognize the worth of every innocent life, whether Israeli or Palestinian. President Biden and Vice President Harris have unequivocally denounced Hamas's brutal attack on Israel on October 7, condemned the gruesome violence - including conflict-related sexual violence - demonstrated by Hamas and made clear that the United States wants to see Hamas defeated. President Biden traveled to Israel - the first U.S. president to do so at a time of war - in the days after October 7 to demonstrate that the United States stands with Israel in its quest for peace and security. He has also defended Israel at the U.N. against one-sided efforts to condemn Israel. The Administration worked with Congressional leaders to pass a historic aid