Associated Press: 'Top Democrats have spent weeks meeting with “uncommitted” voters and their allies — including a previously unreported sit-down between Vice President Kamala Harris and the mayor of Dearborn, Michigan — in an effort to respond to criticism in key swing states like Michigan, which has a significant Arab American population.
Kamala’s Extensive Outreach To Anti-Israel Michigan Voters Included Secret Meeting With Dearborn Mayor
This has been a driving force in Biden-Harris policy for many months, with slowdowns in arms shipments to Israel to pressure a ceasefire that would save Hamas widely attributed to the Biden need to win Michigan. It’s the main reason Josh Shapiro was not selected as the VP nominee – because he is Jewish Shapiro was viewed as too pro-Israel, even though his positions didn’t differ much from other potential VP nominees.
Weeks of meetings and calls between pro-Palestinian activists and the Harris campaign have yielded progress in some areas, but their core policy demands remain unmet. The activists want Harris to endorse an arms embargo to Israel and a permanent cease-fire. Harris has supported Biden’s negotiations for a cease-fire but rejected an arms embargo….
The person familiar with the meeting did not provide specific details but said the focus was on Harris’ potential policy, if elected, on the Israel-Hamas conflict. Hammoud declined to comment….
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