Muslim women who support Harris-Waltz issued a statement yesterday making clear their support for the cause, even though they had withdrawn their support last week after undecided delegates to the Democratic National Convention were denied a request to have a Palestinian-American speak on stage.
In its latest statement, the group said it launched the operation with the aim of highlighting policy differences between the Harris campaign and the Biden administration’s actions, the “imminent danger” of a second term for Trump and a desire for a “change in perspective” on the Gaza war.
The group added that Harris’ selection of Walz as her running mate is a “long-awaited step in the right direction,” but that “the promises of a major campaign will ring hollow without the participation of Palestinian Americans in 2024 and beyond.”
The group praised the “no holds barred activism” by Democrats working to defend the people of Gaza, but also argued that Trump’s reelection would pose a “clear and obvious danger” to black and brown communities.
“With less than 70 days until the November election, we must be honest about what is at stake for Muslim women: our reproductive rights, access to health care, climate change, immigration reform, access to quality public education, economic opportunity, and the clear danger that President Trump poses to our Black and brown communities,” the group said.
The group said that’s why it’s urging Muslim communities to vote for Harris and Walz in November, but with the “clear stipulation” that they will “continue to pressure the Biden administration for both a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and the real policy changes that the Harris and Walz campaigns have made.”
“The November election will determine whether the next president will be Kamala Harris or Donald Trump. For all of us at home and abroad, we pray for Kamala Harris to become president,” the group said.
The group called on the Harris campaign to invite Palestinian-American Georgia Rep. Luwa Roman on a bus tour of battleground states, and called on the campaign to meet with members “to ensure our community has a seat at the table” and “to make it clear that even our allies are not above international law.”
