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Kamala Harris’ Most Outspoken Holdouts Issued a Statement That Changed Everything. Or Maybe It Didn’t.

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Layla Elabed played a key role in diverting some 100,000 votes away from Biden during the Democratic primary.

She says the movement of uncommitted protest voters who withheld support from Biden over his continued support for Israel ’s war in Gaza gave its firmest anti-Trump statement yet, leading many to wonder if the group had softened its stance toward Kamala Harris or might even endorse Democrats .

Now, as she weighs the dangers of another Trump presidency, she questions whether there is any “right” way to vote.

There is a silent group in the community that are holding their nose and voting for Vice President Kamala Harris because of the threat of a Trump presidency, says Walahi Walahi .

Walahi: "The genocide has only woken everybody up. And for me personally, I don’t think punishing Vice President Harris at this time is strategically the best thing for us to continue growing the broader Palestinian liberation movement".

So I want to see this coalition used in a principled way to be able to continue advocating for Palestinian human rights and create the conditions for a liberated Palestine , hopefully in the near future. That is one of the reasons why we came to the assessment that we did in our non-endorsement of Vice President Harris , but also our recommendation to block Trump . Because if we are going to use this coalition to continue advocating for Palestinian human rights, then we also have a responsibility to all of our allies and coalition partners that we are ensuring that all of our civil liberties are going to be protected..