Former Vice President Kamala Harris endured multiple interruptions by pro-Palestinian protesters during her book tour event in London, England, on October 23. At the Southbank Centre, where she promoted her memoir 107 Days, three separate demonstrations disrupted her remarks, with attendees chanting “Kamala Harris not welcome here!” and displaying Palestinian flags and a banner condemning “genocide enablers.”
Harris acknowledged the protesters’ anger, citing the Biden-Harris administration’s policies during the Israel-Hamas conflict. “As I write in the book, we had levers we did not exercise,” she admitted, without directly addressing accusations of complicity in humanitarian crises. The protests underscored broader criticism of her role in sustaining arms sales to Israel and her handling of the Gaza war, which led some pro-Palestinian groups to abandon support during the 2024 election cycle.
The disruptions followed Harris’s brief presidential campaign, which she described as constrained by time after Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the race. Speaking with author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, she reiterated her claim that “we did not have enough time even with 107 days,” referencing the three-and-a-half months detailed in her memoir.
Harris’s global book tour, organized by Simon & Schuster, has drawn mixed reactions, with events in New York, Chicago, and Washington, D.C., also facing protests. While she has ruled out a run for California governor in 2026, her future political ambitions remain unclear.
