{"id":2338911,"date":"2024-09-09T18:51:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T22:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/muslim-americans-push-harris-for-new-gaza-commitment-during-debate-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-09T18:53:15","modified_gmt":"2024-09-09T22:53:15","slug":"muslim-americans-push-harris-for-new-gaza-commitment-during-debate-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/muslim-americans-push-harris-for-new-gaza-commitment-during-debate-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Muslim-Americans push Harris for new Gaza commitment during debate &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmuslim-americans-push-harris-for-new-gaza-commitment-during-debate-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2338911&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The\u2064 article discusses the pressure on Vice President Kamala Harris from pro-Palestinian groups, like the organization Emgage, as she prepares for\u2064 her first debate against former President\u200d Donald Trump.\u2064 These groups are urging her to distance\u2063 herself from President Biden&#8217;s approach to Israel and to adopt a stance more aligned with the\u200c pro-Palestinian movement. They\u2064 seek commitments from Harris on issues such as ending violence in\u200b Gaza, supporting a ceasefire, and \u2063conditioning U.S. military aid to Israel based on adherence to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/facebook-drastically-increases-oversight-board-powers-opening-door-to-mob-rule-removal-of-content\/\" title=\"Facebook Drastically Increases \u2018Oversight Board\u2019 Powers, Opening Door To Mob Rule Removal Of Content\">international human rights standards<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The article notes \u200bthat the Muslim-American community is particularly disillusioned with Biden&#8217;s handling of the crisis, leading to protests and demands for change. With the upcoming election, Harris has limited time to\u2064 engage \u2063younger pro-Palestinian voters who have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-trump-religious-groups-begin-turning-up-heat-on-gop-to-take-action-on-marjorie-taylor-greene\/\" title=\"Pro-Trump, Religious Groups Begin Turning Up Heat On GOP To Take Action On Marjorie Taylor Greene\">shown strong support<\/a> for\u2063 the Democratic \u2062Party. The dynamics within the Democratic Party also reflect tensions, as some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-says-florida-gop-chairman-should-step-aside-amid-sexual-assault-investigation\/\" title=\"DeSantis urges Florida GOP chairman to &#039;step down&#039; amid sexual assault probe\">members express concern<\/a> that Harris may be overly accommodating \u200bto\u200c more\u200c radical elements, potentially alienating pro-Israel supporters\u200c within the party.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Muslim-Americans push Harris for new Gaza commitment during debate<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1736295\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Pro-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/palestinian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Palestinian<\/a> groups are urging Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> to break with President Joe Biden on Israel during her<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog\/2024-presidential-debate-live-updates-trump-harris-abc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> first debate<\/a> with former President Donald Trump on Tuesday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Harris <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog\/2024-presidential-debate-live-updates-trump-harris-abc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>will meet<\/a> Trump for the first time this week for the pair&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3146292\/what-know-second-presidential-debate-hosted-abc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>presidential debate<\/a>. A Muslim-American organization, which has<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3142538\/anti-israel-group-soros-biden-white-house-visits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> frequently pressured<\/a> Biden to back off on supporting Israel, wants Harris to make new promises to pro-Palestinian voters on the debate stage, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/kamala-harris-debate-break-joe-biden-israel-1948903\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>report<\/a> from Newsweek.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Emgage wants Harris to issue &ldquo;a more nuanced stance that could resonate with voters, particularly among the pro-Palestinian movements and the broader Muslim and Arab American communities.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Muslim-American community feels heartbroken by President Biden&rsquo;s handling of the crisis,&rdquo; the organization said in a statement to the outlet. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;To win over pro-Palestinian voters, Harris should make a strong commitment to ending the violence, supporting a ceasefire, and reassess current U.S. policy, including the need to condition aid to Israel that is in line with our own laws and adhere to international human rights standards,&rdquo; it continued.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Along with a ceasefire, Emgage is pressuring Harris to condition U.S. military aid to Israel.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Calling for the conditioning of aid to Israel based on compliance with U.S. law and international human rights standards would be a significant step in distinguishing herself from the Administration&rsquo;s current policy without entirely breaking from it,&rdquo; the organization declared.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hamas, which controls and resides in Gazan territory bordering Israel, launched a surprise attack at an Israeli music festival and murdered 1,200 civilians last October. The Jewish state subsequently declared war on the terrorist group with the full support of the Biden administration.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign event at Northwestern High School in Detroit, Monday, Sept. 2, 2024. (AP Photo\/Jacquelyn Martin)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For the past eleven months, pro-Palestinian students on college campuses across the United States have expressed strong displeasure with the White House&rsquo;s support of Israel. Numerous protests have broken out in cities across the country, including Washington, D.C., since last October, as anti-Israel demonstrators argue that the Biden White House is helping the nation to carry out a genocide of Palestinians living in Gaza.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog\/2024-presidential-debate-live-updates-trump-harris-abc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2024 PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE LIVE UPDATES: TRUMP AND HARRIS FACE OFF IN ABC SHOWDOWN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With 56 days until the election, Harris has a limited amount of time to convince protestors, many of whom are young voters who heavily <a href=\"https:\/\/iop.harvard.edu\/youth-poll\/47th-edition-spring-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>favor<\/a> the Democratic Party, to support her candidacy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>During the Democratic National Convention last month, Harris faced down demonstrators from the Uncommitted Movement, who were angry that party leaders had refused their requests for a Palestinian speaker to address the event. Uncommitted Movement activists claim Israel is committing genocide in Gaza and have urged Harris to support an immediate ceasefire and arms embargo in the region. Their cries have found a listening ear with many members of the &ldquo;Squad,&rdquo; a group of progressive Congress members.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, pro-Israel factions in the Democratic Party have worried the vice president caved to fringe elements on the Left when she decided against tapping Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) as her running mate because picking a Jew could alienate pro-Palestinian voters.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Biden won a sweeping majority of the Jewish-American vote in 2020, but some members of the key Democratic voting bloc continue to view Harris with skepticism after she chose Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) as her running mate.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Shapiro remains an ardent Harris supporter and has claimed his Jewish background played no role in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/carson-points-out-that-every-democratic-plan-has-backfired-in-trumps-favor-as-seen-in-the-bible-2\/\" title=\"Carson points out that every Democratic plan has backfired in Trump&#039;s favor, as seen in the Bible\">vice president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s decision against him.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, the debacle left a bad taste in the mouths of some members of the Democratic stronghold.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s a kind of suspicion that was in the back of our minds, and it&rsquo;s creeping more to the center of our minds, that maybe it had something to do with the Jewishness of Governor Shapiro,&rdquo; Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch, who leads the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue on Manhattan&rsquo;s Upper West Side, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/08\/11\/us\/politics\/jewish-democrats-antisemitism.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> the <em>New York Times<\/em> last month.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Even if it didn&rsquo;t, that perception is not healthy for the Democratic Party,&rdquo; he added.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, prominent pollster Nate Silver <a href=\"https:\/\/www.natesilver.net\/p\/the-mistakes-of-2019-could-cost-harris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>wrote<\/a> Sunday that Harris &ldquo;blew one big opportunity to tack to the center with her selection of Tim Walz rather than Josh Shapiro,&rdquo; a move he said she made because &ldquo;a tiny minority of progressives objected to.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1736295\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1736295\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Muslim-Americans are urging Vice President Kamala Harris to distance herself from President Joe Biden&#8217;s stance on Israel during her upcoming debate with former President Donald Trump. This will be the first time Harris and Trump face off in a presidential debate. A Muslim-American group, which has consistently pressured Biden to reconsider his support for Israel, is calling on Harris to make new commitments to pro-Palestinian voters during the debate, as reported by Newsweek. Emgage is advocating for Harris to adopt &#8220;a more nuanced position that could appeal to voters, especially within pro-Palestinian movements and the wider Muslim and Arab American communities.&#8221; The organization expressed that &#8220;the Muslim-American community feels disheartened by President Biden\u2019s approach to the crisis,&#8221; adding that &#8220;to gain support from pro-Palestinian voters, Harris should firmly commit to ending violence, endorsing a ceasefire, and reevaluating current U.S. policy\u2014including conditioning aid to Israel based on compliance with our laws and international human rights standards.&#8221; In addition to advocating for a ceasefire, Emgage is also pushing for conditions on U.S. military aid provided to Israel. They stated that &#8220;calling for such conditions based on adherence to U.S. law and international human rights would be a significant move in differentiating herself from the Administration\u2019s existing policy without completely breaking away from it.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>The context includes Hamas&#8217;s surprise attack last October at an Israeli music festival resulting in 1,200 civilian deaths; this led Israel into war against Hamas with full backing from the Biden administration. Over the past eleven months, pro-Palestinian students across U.S. college campuses have voiced strong dissatisfaction with White House policies favoring Israel; protests have erupted nationwide as demonstrators accuse the Biden administration of facilitating genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>With just 56 days until election day, Harris faces pressure to win over young protestors who typically lean Democratic but are currently disillusioned with her stance. During last month&#8217;s Democratic National Convention, she encountered demonstrators demanding representation for Palestinian voices at the event\u2014activists who assert that genocide is occurring in Gaza while calling for an immediate ceasefire and arms embargo.<\/p>\n<p>Concerns among pro-Israel factions within the Democratic Party have arisen regarding whether Harris&#8217;s decision not to select Governor Josh Shapiro (D-PA) as her running mate was influenced by his Jewish identity\u2014fearing it might alienate pro-Palestinian supporters after she chose Governor Tim Walz (D-MN) instead. While Biden secured overwhelming support from Jewish-American voters in 2020, some remain skeptical of Harris following this choice.<\/p>\n<p>Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch noted growing suspicions about whether Shapiro&#8217;s Jewish background played a role in her decision-making process: \u201cEven if it didn\u2019t&#8230;that perception is not healthy for the Democratic Party.\u201d Prominent pollster Nate Silver commented that selecting Walz over Shapiro represented a missed opportunity for Harris \u201cto tack toward the center,\u201d suggesting she acted due only \u201cbecause a tiny minority of progressives objected.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2338912,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Kamala_Harris_Policies_ffg176.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[3896,20083,32438,40509,32076],"class_list":["post-2338911","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-debate","tag-gaza","tag-kamala-harris","tag-muslim-americans","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Kamala_Harris_Policies_ffg176.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2338911","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2338911"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2338911\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2338912"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2338911"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2338911"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2338911"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}