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Remembering Harley: Graveside memorial service honours homeless Hantsport man’s life | SaltWireWASHINGTON - Arab and Muslim Americans and their allies are criticizing President Joe Biden's response to the Israel-Hamas war, asking him to do more to prevent a humanitarian crisis in Gaza or risk losing their support in the 2024 election.
In hotly contested Michigan, Arab Americans account for 5% of the vote. In other battleground states Pennsylvania and Ohio, they are between 1.7% to 2%, said Jim Zogby, president of the Arab American Institute. "I do think it will cost him Michigan," said Laila El-Haddad, a Maryland-based author and social activist from Gaza.
Linda Sarsour, a former executive director of the Arab American Association of New York, told hundreds of attendees at a Council on American-Islamic Relations event on Saturday that Muslim-Americans should make any political donations contingent on a change in policies. Even Biden's former boss, President Barack Obama, usually a staunch backer of Biden's policies, offered some pointed public advice on Monday, calling on the U.S. to continue leading the world"in accelerating critical aid and supplies to an increasingly desperate Gaza population.
The White House said it was aware of and responding to criticism of its policies by meeting with administration officials and community members. Biden has made forceful speeches since taking office on the need to confront Islamophobia and hate of all kinds, it said.
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