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Harris to meet Arab American leaders in Flint, Michigan, on Friday, sources say

[IsraelTimes] US Vice President Kamala Harris will meet with leaders from the Arab American community in Flint, Michigan, on Friday, as her presidential campaign seeks to win back voters angry at U.S. support for Israel’s wars in Gaza and Lebanon, two sources say.

Meeting participants include leaders from the Muslim advocacy group Emgage, which recently endorsed Harris, the American Task Force on Lebanon, and a long-standing friend of Harris, Hala Hijazi, who has lost dozens of family members in Gaza, said the sources, who did not wish to be named.

Other such as Jim Zogby, founder of the Arab American Institute and a longtime member of the Democratic National Committee, said he declined the invitation. Leaders from the Uncommitted National Movement protest campaign said they have not been invited to the meeting.

“I wish she would meet with leaders from the community who haven’t endorsed her or support her,” said one of the sources.

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#1 They can chant: "Death to Israel!", "Death to USA"; together.

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-10-05 02:46|| 2024-10-05 02:46|| Front Page Top

#2 A JDAM at the location would be wonderful.

Posted by Big Bluetooth1422 2024-10-05 08:42|| 2024-10-05 08:42|| Front Page Top

#3 She going to cover up and speak in accent?

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#4 She going to cover up and speak in accent?

Hopefully, her husband has given permission.

Posted by SteveS 2024-10-05 10:58|| 2024-10-05 10:58|| Front Page Top

#5 ^You mean her husband spit, the Jew, spit!

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#6 After action report from the Times of Israel:

The meeting is one of several attempts in recent days to mend fences with Muslim and Arab voters, who resoundingly backed Democrat Joe Biden in 2020 but could withhold their votes from Harris in numbers that would cost her the key state of Michigan.

During the half-hour meeting, Harris expressed her concern on the scale of suffering in Gaza, civilian casualties and displacement in Lebanon and discussed efforts to end the war, according to a campaign official. She also discussed efforts to prevent a regional war, the official added.

Wa’el Alzayat, CEO of Emgage Action which recently endorsed her, said participants shared their deep disappointment with the US handling of the crisis and called on her to do everything in her power to end the war and reset US policy in the region.

“Emgage Action asked Vice President Harris to impress upon President Biden the urgency of bringing an immediate end to the violence” in Gaza and Lebanon, Alzayat said. “She agrees that this war needs to end.”

Ed Gabriel, president of the American Task Force on Lebanon, said the meeting included a good “give and take” on the issues, including “the need for a ceasefire, and the support needed from the United States and its allies to address the humanitarian crisis, the presidential leadership void in Lebanon, and the important role of the Lebanese Armed Forces.”

“We heard a lot of compassion on her side. We’ll see what happens,” he said. “This was a valuable two-sided exchange, and we made important progress in our relationship. We’re going to continue to meet.”

Other participants included Assad Turfe, deputy county executive of Wayne County, Michigan’s most populous county.

Hala Hijazi, a longtime friend of Harris who has lost dozens of members of her family in Gaza, was unable to attend.

Harris’s meeting on Friday comes on the heels of other efforts by her team this week. On Thursday, her vice presidential pick, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, promised on a Zoom call with Muslim voters that Muslims would have an equal role in a Harris administration.

Harris’s national security adviser, Phil Gordon, virtually met with leaders from the Arab and Muslim community on Wednesday and said the administration supports a ceasefire in Gaza, diplomacy in Lebanon and stability in the West Bank.

Critics say Biden and Harris have done too little to stop Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, while continuing to supply Israel with weapons to carry it out.

Some Arab Americans believe Harris’s refusal to distance herself from President Biden’s policies in the Middle East, as Israel escalates its attacks, will cost her in November.

“Harris is going to lose Michigan,” said Ali Dagher, a Lebanese American attorney and community leader. “I will not be voting for Kamala Harris. No one I know will vote for her. I cannot find a single person in the community who supports her.”

Posted by trailing wife 2024-10-05 11:40|| 2024-10-05 11:40|| Front Page Top

#7 The problem here is arab-americans, like the other support groups, feel that they should get something back in return for their support.
Nobody is going to get anything in return for support.
The carcass has already been divvied up. Soylent Green for you.

Posted by ed in texas 2024-10-05 12:40|| 2024-10-05 12:40|| Front Page Top

#8 If they want peace, they will vote for Trump. I don’t think they want peace. The Dems will have to explicitly disown Israel to lock down Michigan. They will do that in the last week before the election.

Posted by Super Hose 2024-10-05 13:42|| 2024-10-05 13:42|| Front Page Top

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