On Tue, Jul 23, 2024 at 2:36 PM Mondoweiss: Election 2024 < [email protected]> wrote:
> Following Palestine and the 2024 U.S. election season. View in browser > <https://newsletters.mondoweiss.net/tl/cl/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjU5NzMwLFwibFwiOjEyNzY3NDMwNjczMzgwMzIxOSxcInJcIjoxMjc2NzQzMDk0NDY0Njg2MTh9IiwicyI6IjdhNmFkNzQyMDFhMmY5NzIifQ> > > [image: Email header for the Election 2024 supplement to The Shift > newsletter. There is a red, white and blue gradient with the text,] > <https://newsletters.mondoweiss.net/tl/cl/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjU5NzMwLFwibFwiOjEyNzY3NDMwNjc0MjE5MTgyOSxcInJcIjoxMjc2NzQzMDk0NDY0Njg2MTh9IiwicyI6ImViMGQxZTNjYjc2ZDkwNjYifQ> > Pro-Palestine orgs and lawmakers react to Biden dropping out > [image: No malarky, man.] > > US President Joe Biden boards Air Force One before departing from King > Abdulaziz International Airport in the Saudi city of Jeddah on July 16, > 2022. (Photo: Saudi Press Agency) > > In the wake of President Joe Biden’s historic decision to step down, > Palestine solidarity groups and political organizations are highlighting > his complicity in Israel’s genocide and calling on Vice President Kamala > Harris, the presumptive Democratic nominee, to embrace a permanent > ceasefire and an end to U.S. weapons shipments. > > “Nothing will erase the fact that Biden’s legacy is—and always will be— > *genocide*,” said US Campaign for Palestinian Rights Action. “Over the > past nine months, he has repeatedly funded, armed, and backed Israel’s mass > slaughter of the Palestinian people. His actions have resulted in at least > 186,000+ Palestinian people killed, which constitutes 8% of Gaza’s > population.” > > “It was not Biden’s failed debate that showed he is unfit to lead. It was > the tens of thousands of bombs he sent to kill Palestinian families,” it > continued. “It was his callous, dystopian disregard for Palestinian lives, > as he ate an ice cream cone while speaking of a potential ceasefire that he > took no action to make Israel agree to. It was his condemnation of > thousands of student protesters on college campuses demanding an end to the > genocide in Gaza.” > > “We are relieved that President Biden has chosen to step aside given the > urgent need to avert a second Trump presidency,” said IfNotNow. “If Vice > President Harris is serious about winning, she must reflect the will of the > majority of Democrats and Americans, including American Jews, by supporting > a ceasefire, hostage exchange, and an offensive arms embargo on the Israeli > military. We are heartened by reports that she pushed the Biden > administration to call for a ceasefire and hope that she will work to end > the genocidal assault on Gaza and towards genuine equality, justice, and > safety for both Palestinians and Israelis. We vow to keep the pressure on > her to do so.” > > “For nine and a half months, President Biden has funded and armed the > brutal Israeli genocide of Palestinians in Gaza, making the U.S. government > directly complicit in the killing of at least 39,000 people, including over > 15,000 children,” reads a statement from JVP Action. “Americans have > watched in horror and outrage as Biden sent the Israeli government the > weapons it used to wipe out entire generations of Palestinian families, to > destroy hospitals, bakeries, schools, mosques, churches, universities, > refugee camps, homes, and Gaza’s entire health care system and electricity > and water grids. Biden’s unwavering support for this genocide has been > morally unacceptable, politically unpopular, and played a significant role > in making him unelectable by breaking down the coalition of support that > helped him defeat Donald Trump in 2020. The tireless work of the movement > for Palestinian freedom that has organized from the streets to the ballot > box to demand a ceasefire and an end to this genocide has played a key role > in bringing us to this moment.” > > “The Democratic nominee must immediately change course by calling for an > arms embargo on the Israeli government and establishing a foreign policy > centered in human rights,” it continues.” Meanwhile, for the next six > months, Biden will continue as the sitting president and remains > responsible for ongoing U.S. complicity in the Israeli government’s > atrocities. He and Congress must immediately stop the supply of military > funds and weapons that the Israeli military is using to slaughter and > starve Palestinians now.” > > The Abandon Biden campaign condemned the administration’s Gaza policy and > invited Harris to meet with them. > > “Our demands remain unchanged: call for and pressure an unconditional > ceasefire in Gaza,” said > <https://newsletters.mondoweiss.net/tl/cl/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjU5NzMwLFwibFwiOjEyNzY3NDMwNjc0NzQzNDcxMCxcInJcIjoxMjc2NzQzMDk0NDY0Njg2MTh9IiwicyI6IjRhZjhmNmVjMDVlNTJiODUifQ> > the group. “The new candidate must address these critical issues and break > from the destructive legacy of the current administration.” > > The Uncommitted Movement, which got half a million > <https://newsletters.mondoweiss.net/tl/cl/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjU5NzMwLFwibFwiOjEyNzY3NDMwNjc1MTYyOTAxNSxcInJcIjoxMjc2NzQzMDk0NDY0Njg2MTh9IiwicyI6ImY4MmE2Mjk0OWUzMTU2NTQifQ> > people to reject Biden over Gaza during the primaries and has a number of > delegates > <https://newsletters.mondoweiss.net/tl/cl/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjU5NzMwLFwibFwiOjEyNzY3NDMwNjc1Njg3MTg5NixcInJcIjoxMjc2NzQzMDk0NDY0Njg2MTh9IiwicyI6IjQyZGZjZjAyMzg1ZmQ0ZjQifQ> > at the upcoming Democratic National Convention, said was “crucial for Vice > President Harris to take a clear stance against weapons for Israel’s war > and occupation against Palestinians.” > > On a DNC strategy call Monday night, Uncommitted activists announced the > launch of Not Another Bomb > <https://newsletters.mondoweiss.net/tl/cl/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjU5NzMwLFwibFwiOjEyNzY3NDMwNjc2MTA2NjIwMSxcInJcIjoxMjc2NzQzMDk0NDY0Njg2MTh9IiwicyI6ImRmYTdlMTlmYzBjOWFjNGYifQ>, > a 4-week campaign calling on leaders at every level of government to > embrace an arms embargo. > > The push is kicking off on the day Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin > Netanyahu arrives in Washington to address Congress, and the group is > hoping to pressure DNC delegates to support the effort. > > Organizers are also circulating a petition calling on Harris to back the > move. > > “Adopting an arms embargo against Israel’s assault on Gaza is not only a > moral imperative but also a strategic move to defeat Trump and MAGA > extremism. It is difficult for the Democratic candidate to champion > democracy while arming Netanyahu’s authoritarian regime,” it reads > <https://newsletters.mondoweiss.net/tl/cl/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjU5NzMwLFwibFwiOjEyNzY3NDMwNjc2NTI2MDUwNixcInJcIjoxMjc2NzQzMDk0NDY0Njg2MTh9IiwicyI6ImIyZWFkNGRhNzNkZjgzNTMifQ>. > “Supporting Israel’s war on Gaza undermines our fight against MAGA > extremism and contradicts our core values of human rights and justice. By > taking a strong stand against Netanyahu’s authoritarian policies, the > Biden-Harris administration can unify the Democratic Party and regain the > trust of key voter bases, including young people, Arabs, and Muslims. This > decisive action will reinforce the administration’s commitment to democracy > and human rights, contrasting sharply with the far-right extremism embodied > by Trump and his supporters. It sends a clear message that the Democratic > Party stands for peace, justice, and the protection of all people, thereby > strengthening the coalition needed to secure victory in the 2024 elections > and beyond.” > > Nearly every Democrat in Congress has already endorsed Harris, but Rep. > Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) is one of the only holdouts. Tlaib did put out a > statement highlighting the need to end Israel’s genocide, calling for an > open convention process, and saying she was looking forward to engaging > with Harris on important issues. > > “We are in unprecedented times but the demands of our constituents and > people across the country remain the same: they want a President and > government that is focused on saving lives, giving people the ability to > thrive, and valuing the humanity of one another over bombs,” it reads. > > Harris has consistently supported Israel > <https://newsletters.mondoweiss.net/tl/cl/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjU5NzMwLFwibFwiOjEyNzY3NDMwNjc3MDUwMzM4NyxcInJcIjoxMjc2NzQzMDk0NDY0Njg2MTh9IiwicyI6IjY5ODczMzJiNGFiNjI1NjkifQ> > throughout her political career and many are skeptical that she will alter > course on the issue. However, some point to recent comments she’s made > about the conflict and the advisors around her as a possible indication > that she could embrace a slightly less hawkish foreign policy. > > Thanks for reading, > [image: Yumna Patel, Mondoweiss Palestine News Director] Michael Arria, > U.S. Correspondent > > Articles > <https://newsletters.mondoweiss.net/tl/cl/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjU5NzMwLFwibFwiOjEyNzY3NDMwNjc3NDY5NzY5MyxcInJcIjoxMjc2NzQzMDk0NDY0Njg2MTh9IiwicyI6ImEzM2VlNTg4M2QyYmE5ZTUifQ> > / > X / Twitter > <https://newsletters.mondoweiss.net/tl/cl/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjU5NzMwLFwibFwiOjEyNzY3NDMwNjc3ODg5MTk5OCxcInJcIjoxMjc2NzQzMDk0NDY0Njg2MTh9IiwicyI6IjFkMmZlZGU4YzE0YWU2OTcifQ> > > *Got a tip? 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