Muslim-American coalition urges support for pro-Palestine candidates, not Harris
A coalition of Muslim-American groups announced it will not endorse Democratic candidate Kamala Harris in the November presidential election.
Instead, it encouraged Muslim voters to support pro-Palestine candidates such as Green Party nominee Jill Stein, Justice for All nominee Cornel West, or others who back a ceasefire in Gaza and an arms embargo on Israel.
“After extensive consultation, discussion, and deliberation, the American Muslim 2024 Election Task Force has decided to encourage American Muslims to vote for any presidential candidate of their choosing who supports a permanent ceasefire in Gaza,” it said in a statement.
Explaining the reason why the groups cannot endorse Harris’s candidacy, the coalition cited her refusal to consider cutting off weapons shipments to Israel for its war on Gaza, which has killed more than 41,000 Palestinians, mostly children and women.
“As a matter of principle, we simply cannot support a presidential candidate who participated in enabling a genocide and then refused to lay out any concrete plans to end that genocide, all while refusing to even acknowledge that a genocide is occurring.”
🚨 BREAKING: Endorsement Announcement: American Muslim 2024 Election Task Force Urges Voter Mobilization for Justice!
➡️ Read our full statement at https://t.co/SjHu7DOgDL pic.twitter.com/Cr5cJ77wHx
— American Muslim 2024 Election Taskforce (@amtaskforce24) September 20, 2024
