Democrats’ Gaza Policy Is Repelling Arab American Voters

During the Democratic primary election in Michigan in February , the Uncommitted Movement had a simple message for President Joe Biden : Implement an arms embargo on Israel , or we will not vote for you.

More than 100,000 Michigan Democrats —close to 13 percent of those who voted—chose uncommitted.

Many of Michigan ’s uncommitted Arab American voters are still not backing Vice President Harris .

Despite polls projecting Harris to win Michigan , the vice president should not get comfortable too quickly.

Uncommitted voters are applying political pressure to pressure Biden to change his policies on Israel .

The movement has empowered the Arab American community in Michigan with political agency and power that it never had before, says Farah Khan , a spokeswoman with the Abandon Harris movement (formerly Abandon Biden ) Some voters say they may vote for Green Party candidate Jill Stein because of her stance on Palestine .

Palestinians and other Arab Americans are aware that Trump ’s presidency could be more dangerous for them given that he has promised to reinstate his infamous Muslim ban and bar refugees from Gaza from the U.S. Uncommitted voters are quick to point out that many of these policies are still being actively enforced by the Biden administration today .

“You want to try to and like Harris , but her and Biden continuing many of Trump 's policies is a major red flag,” said one college student.