The letter comes as polling within the Muslim American community shows a major departure from the Democratic Party over the Biden-Harris administration’s unfettered support for Israel’s war on Gaza, which they along with rights groups and legal experts view is a genocide against Palestinians.
The letter calls on Muslims to instead vote for any of the third-party candidates, including the Green Party’s Jill Stein whose support has swelled among the Muslim American community in recent weeks.
“We want to be absolutely clear: don’t stay home and skip voting. This year, make a statement by voting third party for the presidential ticket,” the letter said.
“Equally important, vote all the way down the ballot for candidates and policies that stand for truth and justice, ensuring your voice is heard at every level.”
The letter, written and released in collaboration with the Abandon Harris campaign, was signed by more than three dozen religious leaders from all around the country, including Dawud Walid, Dr Shadee Elmasry, Imam Omar Suleiman, Dr Yasir Qadhi, and Imam Tom Facchine.
The imams who have signed the letter say the calls for Muslims to uncritically support Harris is fear-mongering.
“None of this is an endorsement of Donald Trump’s vile, racist agenda, which includes advancing the apartheid and genocidal interests of a foreign state while falsely claiming to put America first,” the letter said.
For them the choice is between do they endorse the president who kills and bombs Palestinians or they don’t.
It is not between Kamala Harris or Donald Trump. Even they know none of the choices can or will lead to less violence in the middle east.
Even they know none of the choices can or will lead to less violence in the middle east.
Ah, but one choice will definitely lead to more.
And by not voting, statistics show, you favour that more-genocide candidate.
Good job.
Ah, but one choice will definitely lead to more.
You sure? Biden went against the DoD and approved the invasion of Lebanon, triggered the Iranian retaliation by lying about a ceasefire, and sent in US infantry and air support.
What more genocide than complete and indiscriminate annihilation of people. Using terrorist tactics to kill, maim your opponents. This will carry on or escalate irrespective of either candidate.
Only thing worse would be Israel using nukes, which is independent of the US President.
The only group of people it is going to make any difference to, are the Americans.
Incoming hatred of Muslims coming from liberals in 3, 2, 1…
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Oh, of course, but expect similar to what happened with “Bernie bros” after Hillary’s loss in 2016 to happen to muslim-Americans in 2024 if Harris loses.
Queue these comments in a minute:
The Uncommitted Campaign, a movement that gained media attention for its call to withhold votes from President Biden during the primary elections over the war on Gaza, released a statement earlier this month saying that while it could not officially endorse Harris, voters should not cast their ballot for any other candidate but her.
How’s that not an offical endorsement?
Endorsement means you like them. This makes it clear they do not.
No, it do not mean liking something. Endorsement is an act of acceptation and/or support. Saying “voters should not cast their ballot for any other candidate but her” is an explicit endorsement.
Except that the people saying this are making a distinction between the two. Do you want to interpret what they are trying to say or do you wanna play word games? Disingenuous.
Yeah sure, they want to eat cake and still have it. That’s a gutter level sophistry nobody would ever eat except people wanting hard to believe it like you. And you call me disingenous, lol.
Also that cake is shit with poison topping, so bon apetit.
It’s like the dumbest version of the trolley problem where the tracks are reversed. You could do nothing and people will die. Or you could pull the lever (convince a bunch of people not to vote for Harris) and a lot more people will die but, hey, at least you can say you did something.
and a lot more people will die
Biden is sending in US troops and air support, approved the invasion of Lebanon despite the DoD and Pentagon disapproving, and triggered the Iranian retaliation by lying about a ceasefire. Both the DNC and GOP are genocidal monsters, trying to pretend Trump would somehow be a lot worse than Biden already has been is nonsensical. Both are evil.
In terms of a bipoloar two party system, you’re right, the other party will fuck them hard.
In terms of swaying their main party to listen to their voters or risk losing an election, they did the right thing. You have to make a stand at some point to hold your representatives accountable.
I used to think the best time to do this was once your party was in power, but through sheer osmosis of being on this instance, I’m now of the mind that once they’re in power they will have no reason to listen to you, so you might as well strike when their victory is uncertain.
In terms of swaying their main party to listen to their voters or risk losing an election, they did the right thing. You have to make a stand at some point to hold your representatives accountable.
Yeah, they do. You know when that point is? It’s during the motherfucking primary, not the general election!
they did do that during the primary, and their concerns were ignored. now the chickens are coming home to roost! I truly hope the strategy of eagerly telling everyone to the left to the party to fuck off works out, but I’m not very confident tbh
they did do that during the primary, and their concerns were ignored.
That’s called “losing”.
Now’s the time for those people to suck it up, put on their big kid pants, hold their noses, and not fucking help usher in a fascist dictatorship.
The one bringing about the fascist dictatorship is the genocide enthusiast at the helm right now. Alienating voters by being a genocidal monster is on the genocidal monster.
I guess maybe America can’t mess up the Middle East any worse if it’s busy fighting a civil war.
Great win! Taking votes away from kamala surely teaches Donald a lesson
President Donald Trump and the republican party who are currently running the government are going to learn that their poor foreign policy has electoral consequences.
Everyone should vote for his opponent, Kamala Harris, who is in no shape or form part of the current government. This will show current President Donald Trump and his republican party that they have crossed a red line which nobody will vote for.
Actually this is a nazi talking point and you should feel bad
I’d love to see an explanation for that one.
Arab americans are sick of having their homelands bombed by democrats. The Obama administration for example dropped an average of 60 bombs per day on the middle east and north africa during his presidency.
Who started the modern day shit storm in the Middle East? The GOP and the Bush family. You also need to ask the Saudis and Israelis and their involvement to persuade the US politicians into dropping bombs. Do you really think the Christian based Project 2025 will benefit Muslim Americans? Hell no, the GOP will turn the USA into a Christian version of 1979 Iran.
So they want Trump to be president. Got it.
Nope, they don’t want either and both have promised genocide. Do you stand for or against genocide?
