ANN ARBOR, MI — Hind Omar is a Palestinian-American mother from Ann Arbor, Michigan. She and her husband, Andrew, are longtime Democrats who feel disappointed in the Democratic Party and President Biden.
“We campaigned for Biden,” Omar said. “We showed up for Biden, and this experience during his administration on his watch was a betrayal.”
Since then, October 7th attack Attacks by Israel’s Hamas militants (according to Israeli authorities, approximately 1,200 people were killed), killing more than 43,000 Palestinians in Gaza during the Israeli attack Gaza’s Ministry of Health said the attack was aimed at eradicating Hamas, with most of the victims being women and children, but no distinction was made between civilians and fighters.
The ongoing war in Gaza has led Hind and her entire family to consider leaving the presidential field blank on their ballots.
“What used to be a benign place for us to arrive at the Democratic Party has now become an attack on our community,” Hinds said.
This is a major weakness for Vice President Kamala Harris, who has been criticized for a lack of community outreach. Her speech this week in Ann Arbor interrupted By groups opposed to war.
“We all want this war to end as quickly as possible and the hostages to be rescued,” Harris told the audience Monday. “And I will do everything in my power to make that happen.”
Even with the Biden administration, I pressed It also maintains steady support for Israel toward a ceasefire in the war, and in August approved Arms sales to the Israeli military totaled $20 billion.
in interview “Israel has the right to defend itself,” Harris said on “60 Minutes” last month, but added, “Too many innocent Palestinians are being killed. This war has to end.” added.
Four years ago, President Biden won Michigan by just over 150,000 votes. More than 200,000 Arab and Muslim-American voters in this battleground state are now largely disillusioned with former Donald Trump saying Israel should “finish what they started.” There is a possibility that the outcome of the election will be left to the president.
Hinds said he was not happy with the fact that a non-committal vote could lead to a Trump victory because “that administration would be decisively bad for our communities.”
But she feels betrayed by the Biden administration.
“This level of betrayal, no one expected it to happen. That’s why people are now making peace with this,” Hind said.
Supporters of the settlement include Joshua Feinstein, a Jewish American Democrat who has family in Lebanon, a stronghold of the militant group Hezbollah. Israel and Hezbollah are engage regularly Rocket and missile attacks continued last year, but the situation escalated in September when Israel launched attacks. start a strike In Beirut, before you start limited ground penetration To Lebanon.
“I talk to them every day,” an emotional Feinstein said of her family. “They’re being bombed.”
In the wake of Israel’s invasion of Lebanon, Feinstein ended up voting for Green Party member Jill Stein over Harris.
“I’m not voting to punish anyone,” Feinstein said. “I’m not protesting. I’m saying I don’t have my vote.”
Now, this group of powerful voters is sending what they call the final message.
“You’re not committed to us,” Feinstein said. “We won’t commit to you.”
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