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‘Groundbreaking’: Michigan’s uncommitted vote for Gaza should ‘worry’ Biden

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More than 101,000 people across Michigan voted 'uncommitted' against Joe Biden in Tuesday 's Democratic primaries.

The vote hailed as 'historic' and 'huge' for the Arab American community.

Advocates said the numbers serve as an enormous rebuke to Washington ’s backing of Israel .

13.3 percent of voters cast uncommitted’ ballots in Tuesday ’s state primary with nearly all votes counted.

That far outpaces the Arab American and Muslim representation in the state.

Biden did not mention the movement or the Israel -Gaza war in a statement hailing the more than 618,000 votes cast in his favour in Michigan .

Biden and his officials have recently called on Israel to minimise civilian harm in Gaza .

But Arraf warns this could come across as doublespeak’ because the administration continues to back the Gaza war.

“Voters are not stupid, and, therefore, this kind of rhetoric is further insulting,” she said.

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