DNC adopts platform that echoes Biden more than Harris, no arms embargo on Israel

Democratic National Committee delegates on Monday evening by voice vote adopted the party's 2024 platform at their convention, a document that echoes President Joe Biden more than Vice President Kamala Harris and contains no call for an arms embargo on Israel as pro-Palestinian delegates and some uncommitted delegates had wanted.

The full, 92-page draft platform, unveiled by the party late on Sunday night, was written before President Joe Biden left the 2024 race, and was voted upon by the DNC's Rules Committee in July.

It has not been updated significantly since Harris replaced him at the top of the ticket.

Biden is mentioned 287 times in the platform, while Harris is mentioned 32 times.

"It makes a strong statement about the historic work that President Biden and Vice President Harris have accomplished hand-in-hand," according to a release from the DNC, "and offers a vision for a progressive agenda that we can build on as a nation and as a Party as we head into the next four years."

The platform emphasizes Biden's support for brokering an "immediate and lasting ceasefire" between Israel and Hamas that "once finalized secures the return of all hostages, including the remaining Americans held in Gaza, addresses the immense civilian pain and extreme suffering being caused by the conflict, including the displacement and death of so many innocent people in Gaza; results in a durable end to the war in Gaza; and sets the stage for a lasting regional peace."

The document also says that Biden has "made real progress on a way forward that will free the hostages" and "establish a durable ceasefire" as well as "meaningful progress and a political horizon for the Palestinian people."

It does not, however, say that the party supports an arms embargo on Israel -- as progressives have been pushing for and protesters outside the conventional hall have demanded.

It does highlight Biden's support for combating antisemitism.

Notably, it makes nearly 20 mentions of the president's "second term."

It highlights Biden's continued support for reproductive rights, Ukraine funding, border protections and more.

"In President Biden's second term, he will continue selecting judges who will protect fundamental rights and who represent the diversity of the American experience."

"And in his second term, President Biden will continue to support access to FDA-approved medication abortion, appoint leaders at the FDA who respect science, and appoint judges who uphold fundamental freedoms."

"In President Biden's second term, he will push Congress to provide the resources and authorities that we need to secure the border."

"President Biden will never turn his back on our allies,' it says. "In his second term, he will continue to stand with Ukraine to stop Putin's atrocities and constrain Russia's threat to allied nations and America's vital interests."