Uncommitted delegates have been staging a sit-in outside the Democratic National Convention hall after being informed last night that a Palestinian American

Uncommitted delegates have been staging a sit-in outside the Democratic National Convention hall after being informed last night that a Palestinian American would not get be given a speaking slot in the event.

In response, a number of progressive lawmakers and officials, as well the United Auto Workers, have called on the Harris campaign and DNC officials to reverse the decision.

Several progressive lawmakers have issued public statements of support for a Palestinian speaker on the final night of the convention, including Reps. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn.; Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich.; Summer Lee, D-Pa.; Delia Ramirez, D-Ill.; Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.; Greg Casar, D-Tex.; Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass.; and Maxwell Frost, D-Fla.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson also endorsed the idea today, as did Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison — who was the first Muslim elected to Congress before running for his current job — and actors and activists Mandy Patinkin and Mark Ruffalo.

“We’re not here to cause trouble, nobody is trying to sneak in or anything. We won delegates. We negotiated with the campaign. We did everything we were supposed to and we can’t even get a symbolic gesture," Georgia state Rep. Ruwa Romman, a Palestinian American who was one the proposed speakers, said through tears Wednesday night.

  • katy ✨
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    3 months ago

    the palestinian protesters need to sort out their antisemitism problem first before being given a national platform

    its fine to support a ceasefire like harris does but the vitriol against the israelis is too far

      • katy ✨
        1·
        3 months ago

        probably the fact that they’re absolutely labelling israel an apatheid state or calling israelis “genociders”.

        nevermind the blatant attacks on zionism. when white nationalists are on your side, you probably want to rethink your position.

        • Not_mikey@slrpnk.net
          4·
          3 months ago

          And zionists have white evangelicals who just want Jews to go to Israel to die in Armageddon while they get raptured on there side. There are also a lot of Zionist white supremacists as well, even Hitler thought it was a good idea for a while. Get all the Jews out of Europe and the Americas and onto the one spot in the Middle East that doesn’t have oil to fight with the Arabs sounds great if your a Nazi and don’t want to go full final solution.

    • JaggedRobotPubes@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      3 months ago

      This is the second time this account has posted this exact transparent bullshit. Everybody, this would be a good account to block to clean up your Lemmy experience.