MICHIGAN — US Vice-President Kamala Harris met with Arab American and Muslim leaders in Flint, Michigan, on Oct 4, as her presidential campaign seeks to win back voters angry at US support for Israel's wars in Gaza and Lebanon. The meeting is one of several attempts in recent days to mend fences with Muslim and Arab voters, who resoundingly backed.
During the half-hour meeting, Harris expressed her concern on the scale of suffering in Gaza, and discussed efforts to end the war.MICHIGAN — US Vice-President Kamala Harris met with Arab American and Muslim leaders in Flint, Michigan, on Oct 4, as her presidential campaign seeks to win back voters angry at US support for Israel's wars in Gaza and Lebanon.
"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.
Leaders from the Uncommitted National Movement protest campaign said they were not invited to the meeting. Harris' national security adviser, Phil Gordon, virtually met with leaders from the Arab and Muslim community on Oct 2 and said the administration supports a ceasefire in Gaza, diplomacy in Lebanon and stability in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
"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."
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