Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), Vice President Kamala Harris‘s running mate, defended pro-Palestinian protesters as “speaking out for all the right reasons,” as the war in Gaza continues between Israel and Hamas.

There has been an increased urgency in getting a hostage and ceasefire deal completed in Gaza after Israel recovered the bodies of six hostages murdered by Hamas. Pro-Palestinian and anti-Israel protesters have been a vocal part of the Democratic voter base in Michigan, and during a radio interview on WCMU in the Great Lakes State, Walz both defended Israel’s right to defend itself, and he put pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to get a ceasefire and hostage release deal completed.

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