For months, many Palestinian Americans have been contending with the double whammy of the rising Palestinian death toll and suffering in Gaza and their own government’s support for Israel in the war.
Jerusalem Garden restaurant owner and operator Ali Ramlawi stands on the campus of the University of Michigan , Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, in Ann Arbor, Mich. Layla Elabed, co-director of the Uncommitted National Movement, sits at a table, Friday, Aug. 30, 2024, in Dearborn, Mich. Jerusalem Garden restaurant owner and operator Ali Ramlawi stands on the campus of the University of Michigan , Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, in Ann Arbor, Mich.
She saw missed opportunities at the DNC to connect with voters like her. Besides the rejection of the request for a Palestinian speaker, Elnajjar found a disconnect between U.S. policies and Harris’ assertion that she and President Joe Biden were working to accomplish a She said she “will always ensure Israel has the ability to defend itself,” while describing the suffering in Gaza as “heartbreaking.”
Without a policy change, “we can’t do an endorsement,” and will, instead, continue talking about the “dangers” of a Trump presidency, leaving voters to vote their conscience, she added. “Right now, it’s a struggle being a Palestinian American,” she said. “I don’t want a Trump presidency, but, at the same time, the Democratic Party needs to win our vote.”
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