Muslim groups urge voters to shun Kamala Harris, back pro-Palestine candidates
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While only a minor voting bloc, Muslims say endorsements show their anger over bipartisan support for Israel could sway the election

“After extensive consultation, discussion, and deliberation, the American Muslim 2024 Election Task Force has decided to encourage American Muslims to vote for any presidential candidate of their choosing who supports a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and a US arms embargo on the Israeli government, such as candidates Dr Jill Stein, Dr Cornel West or Chase Oliver,” read the statement, obtained by Middle East Eye.

The statement was written by the American Muslim 2024 Election Task Force, an umbrella group formed this year that consists of a number of prominent Muslim organisations including the political arms of Americans for Justice in Palestine (AJP), Cair, and the US Council of Muslim Organizations.

“We cannot endorse Vice President Kamala Harris’ candidacy because of her refusal to even consider imposing the arms embargo on the Israeli government required by US laws and her failure to promise any other changes whatsoever to President Biden’s failed policy of steadfast financial, diplomatic and military support for Israel’s genocide in Gaza,” the statement read.

  • Cowbee [he/him]@lemmy.ml
    33·
    2 months ago

    What do you propose Muslim-Americans do to stop genocide?

    Either way, Muslim-Americans make up a significant population in Michigan, enough to sway the swing state. Harris is playing with fire with her commitment to maintaining the Party Line on genocide.

    • vzq
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      1 month ago

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      • queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
        28·
        2 months ago

        Voting for Harris is saying “we have no power, we give up”. It’s allowing the Democratic Party to deteriorate further into an imperialist party. They’re going to get so much worse if they come to believe they can kill unlimited Palestinians and face zero consequences.

        • halcyoncmdr@lemmy.worldEnglish
          7·
          2 months ago

          And what would the Republican response be? The exact same, or even worse, they care even less about people in general unless they are millionaire donors.

          Because no third party is winning this election, so those are the two actual results possible. Any other choice won’t accomplish anything at all, no matter what you keep telling yourself. In the real world, at this time, voting for a 3rd party doesn’t teach the major parties anything. It just throws your vote away. Which you are free to do, but don’t think you’re somehow better than others voting for a candidate that could actually be in office. 3rd party candidates can say whatever they want, they’ll never have to actually follow through on any of it.

          • queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
            21·
            2 months ago

            If Democrats win despite doing genocide, they will also get worse. It will prove they can kill as many people as they want and face zero consequences, and they will absolutely take full advantage and double down.

            The Republican response could be worse, but as a result of Trump the Democrats would be forced to oppose them. I don’t hold out hope that Democrats finally reject Israel but the pro-Palestinian caucus within the Party will become much stronger while the pro-Israel caucus weakens.

            Do not forget Trump oversaw the largest protest movement in American history. With a little more organization and less reliance on spontaneity we can defeat him while he’s still in office.

            • Lemming421@lemmy.worldEnglish
              5·
              2 months ago

              With a little more organization and less reliance on spontaneity we can defeat him while he’s still in office.

              I want what you’re smoking.

              If the rapist gets into office, say goodbye to Ukraine, goodbye to Palestine (remember, his kid is eyeing up property there already) and potentially goodbye to NATO. If the US leaves that, Putin will move further into Europe, and the question of “where will WWIII kick off?” stops being an automatic “in the Middle East”.

              Giving 34 Felonies another go at the presidency would be disastrous. For a lot more then just the idiots that voted third party.

              • GarbageShootAlt2@lemmy.ml
                12·
                2 months ago

                If the rapist gets into office

                We currently have one in office, another issue Democrat voters rolled over on. MeWho?

              • queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
                12·
                2 months ago

                If Trump wins he’ll probably just negotiate a surrender where they get to annex Eastern Ukraine. I really doubt Russia has any interest in expanding farther. There’s literally no point. They want a region of Ukraine that is Russian speaking, has a warm water sea port, is rich in natural gas, and is a breadbasket. Plus, a buffer zone against NATO.

                They’re not, like, cartoon villains.

          • TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world
            9·
            2 months ago

            The Republican response is irrelevant because we have no power to move them.

            We may have some, however slight, power to move Democrats.

      • Cowbee [he/him]@lemmy.ml
        18·
        2 months ago

        I think you can figure this one out if you try.

        Seems like you’re hinting that they should just accept that genocide is a fact of life for Muslims, instead of pressuring to change it. Easy to say when you aren’t the target.

        Telling your members to vote third party six weeks before the election is the exact opposite of that.

        Stein has been polling ahead of Harris for months with Muslim-American voters, this isn’t a new thing. Harris has had the time and information to pivot, and hasn’t.

          • Cowbee [he/him]@lemmy.ml
            19·
            2 months ago

            If you have the power to swing Michigan you are the most important voters in the election that don’t live in Pennsylvania. You can leverage that into a deal.

            That’s what they are doing. Promising unconditional support for Harris despite her pushing for continued genocide has no leverage.

            But you are going to have to be clear that you’re asking. “Stop the genocide” isn’t it. She’s not the one killing people. The only person that can actually stop the genocide is Bibi. He’s not on the ballot in November. You have to make an ask and it’s gotta be clear and it’s got to be something that you can realistically get.

            Israel is a vassal state that depends on the support of the US. Absolving the US of the deeds of the vassal it provides weapons and munitions for is wrong, the deeds require the support of the US to continue.

            What the actual fuck dude.

            Talk to Muslim-Americans. They aren’t stupid, or lacking in critical thinking. The ones voting Green are doing so because they can’t support genocide, and realize that witholding support is the only way to force any kind of hand.

              • Cowbee [he/him]@lemmy.ml
                15·
                2 months ago

                No. They are telling their constituent to vote third party as early voting is getting underway. They are literally setting fire to their political capital while there’s still six weeks to figure out something that both sides can be happy with.

                They are standing their ground. Harris can reach out at any time she wants and change course.

                I mean, if you truly believe that then I guess the whole system is compromised and you gotta burn it all down.

                I mean, correct. Do you disagree?

                But it’s not something that has actual salience outside conspiratorial circles and the people that amplify them for their own ends.

                You sure? It’s quite salient among actual Palestinians, if you’d for once listen to them, which cascades to Muslim-American voters which cascades to swing-state results and the overall US Federal election.

          • WarlordSdocy@lemmy.world
            7·
            2 months ago

            What are you even talking about? They are making concrete demands, one of them being an arms embargo which Kamala has said won’t happen. The way a deal works is if the other side doesn’t accept your offer you don’t just cave and perform your side of the bargain. And judging by the fact that Kamala hasn’t proposed anything other than the same vague support for a ceasefire Biden has shown they haven’t even tried to push for anything else that might satisfy this constituency.

          • NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io
            2·
            2 months ago

            You can leverage that into a deal.

            They tried. Nothing happened. Because to the Democrats supporting Israel is more important than winning in November.

              • NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io
                2·
                2 months ago

                … or they don’t really have the power to deliver their “base” vote anyway.

                Uh… They do. Muslims are one of the groups that have the most to lose from a Trump victory; it’s just that Harris refuses to budge on the one thing making them unable to vote for her.