US ELECTION: Pro-Palestinian protesters disrupt Kamala Harris’ Detroit speech
As the plight of Palestinian people of Gaza and West Bank continues to haunt America over its support for Israel’s aggression in the world’s Middle East region, Vice President Kanala Harris recently had her own bite of it as her speech was disrupted anti-Israel protesters.
She is currently standing before American people as presidential candidate of the ruling Democratic Party in the West’s nation most powerful nation.
The pro-Palestinian protesters told Harris point blank that they will not vote her because they are not prepared to vote genocide in the Gaza Strip.
Image Credit: YouTube/Kamala Harris
At a rally Wednesday in Detroit, Michigan, Palestinian rights protesters disrupted a speech by Kamala Harris.
Vice President Kamala Harris, while campaigning at a United Auto Workers event in Detroit, had said, “And he intends to end the Affordable Care Act. You know what? If you want Donald Trump to win, then say that; otherwise, I’m speaking.”
The protesters were chanting, “Kamala, Kamala, you can’t hide. We won’t vote for genocide.”
Ahead of the rally, leaders of the Uncommitted National Movement met Harris briefly and requested a meeting to discuss demands for an arms embargo against Israel.
It was not clear if she made commitment to their demand.
According to the Uncommitted statement, Elabed and Alawieh told Harris that they and the movement more broadly want to support her in her bid for the presidency.
Alawieh is a delegate to the Democratic national convention, which begins on 19 August.
He said, according to the statement, “We want to support you, Vice-President Harris and our voters need to see you turn a new page on Gaza policy that includes embracing an arms embargo to save lives.”
It added that Elabed said, “I’m Palestinian, I’m a founder of Uncommitted. Michigan voters want to support you, but we need a policy that will save lives in Gaza right now. I meet with community members every day in Michigan who are losing tens and hundreds of family members in Gaza. Right now, we need an arms embargo.”
The pair thanked Walz, the governor of Minnesota, for acknowledging the movement in March.
Uncommitted voters cast 19 percent of votes in Minnesota during the primary.
Asked on CNN what message voters in his state were “trying to send to President Biden” and what he wanted to see Biden do in response, Walz said, “Yeah, look they’re engaged, we’re really proud of Minnesota. Civic responsibility has some of the highest voter turnouts. These are voters that are deeply concerned, as we all are. The situation in Gaza is intolerable.”
Earlier this week, Uncommitted requested that Dr Tanya Haj-Hassan, an American physician who has worked in Gaza, speak at the Democratic convention about the humanitarian crisis that she witnessed first-hand.
Uncommitted is sending 30 delegates to the Democratic convention.
