Vice President Kamala Harris appears to be prioritizing winning back Arab American and Muslim voters disappointed by President Joe Biden's handling of the Middle East war, rather than courting Jewish voters.
That's according to an internal review of her calendar interactions with both groups since becoming the Democratic presidential nominee.
Harris met with Arab American supporters on Friday ahead of a campaign event in Flint, Michigan. It followed a July meeting in Michigan with activists from the pro-Palestinian No Commitment Movement, which has refused to support her.
Since meeting privately with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in July, his public schedule has not included any meetings with Jewish groups. The prime minister declined to host the joint speech in parliament.
In August, Harris' campaign named Ilan Goldenberg as its liaison to the Jewish community, and on August 15, Harris sent campaign officials to meet with Jewish leaders in Michigan. did. In September, she called the parents of the late Hersh Goldberg-Pollin, an American hostage killed by Hamas. Fox News Digital was unable to find any other record of Harris' in-person support of Jews.
Emgage Action CEO Wael Al-Zayat told CNN that Harris told Arab groups on Friday that “she also wants an end to the war and will do everything in her power in this regard.” said, said.
Arab Americans told her she needed to “put some distance between how she governs on this issue and the current administration's policies with which we disagree.”
Harris arrived to speak during a rally at the Dort Financial Center in Flint, Michigan.
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Michigan, which Biden narrowly won in 2020, is a key battleground state in this election. Arab Americans are the second largest resident population, accounting for approximately 3% of the population.
On the anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack, former President Donald Trump will speak to Jewish community leaders at one of his resorts in Doral, Florida. Harris will speak briefly to journalists and plant a pomegranate tree on the grounds of the vice president's residence in memory of those killed a year ago.
A year after the outbreak of war with Hamas in Gaza, Israel is now at war on other fronts. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) recently launched ground strikes in Lebanon to fight Hezbollah, and last week Iranian missiles rained down on Tel Aviv, most of which were intercepted.
Jewish Americans tend to vote Democratic, with Biden winning 69% of the vote in 2020. Trump won by 30%.
Harris' focus on Arab-American advocacy may be due in part to changing polling within the community and the Trump campaign's aggressive advocacy efforts to capitalize on it. .
Arab Americans have also historically supported Democrats, but a new poll suggests that may be changing. Among voters in their communities, Arab Americans support Trump over Harris, 46% to 42%, according to the latest poll from the Arab American Association.
The Democratic candidate met with Arab American supporters on Friday ahead of a campaign event in Flint, Michigan.
Pro-Palestinian non-representatives participate in a demonstration outside the Democratic National Convention (DNC) venue on the fourth day.
President Trump is airing an ad aimed at Arab Americans in Michigan, where former Director of National Intelligence Rick Grenell and his daughter Tiffany Trump's father-in-law, Lebanese-American businessman Massad Boulos, He is leading efforts to reach out to society.
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Adel Ayoub, chairman of the American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, told Fox News Digital that President Trump is “doing much better now and is very different than he was in 2016 or 2020.” .
Biden won 60% of the Arab American vote in 2020, but support from that community has plummeted since the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack.
The National Uncommitment Movement launched a campaign asking voters to vote blank in battleground state primaries to send a message to Democrats, with more than 1 million people voting.
Harris met with leaders of the Uncommitment movement in August. That same month, her campaign manager met with Arab and Islamic leaders.
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Trump accused Harris and Biden of easing sanctions against Iran, which emboldened Iranian proxies to carry out attacks last year.
President Trump has repeatedly said that Jewish voters who vote for Democrats “should have their heads checked,” adding that if he loses the Nov. 5 election, “Jews will be really responsible.” said.
