Black Muslim Group That Scorned Biden Endorses Kamala, Citing VP’s Hostility Toward Jewish State
3rd August 2024
An anti-Israel group that scorned Joe Biden’s reelection bid over the president’s response to the Jewish state’s war on Hamas is now embracing Vice President Kamala Harris, saying she is more likely to push for a permanent ceasefire that would embolden Hamas.
The Black Muslim Leadership Council Fund endorsed Harris on Thursday, according to NBC News, making it the first Muslim group to back Harris that previously declared itself “uncommitted” toward Biden.
Harris, the group’s founder Salima Suswell said, received the group’s support because she skipped Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s congressional address and has otherwise “shown more sympathy towards the people of Gaza.” As a result, the group is hopeful that Harris will help it achieve its policy goals, which include an end to Israel’s war on Hamas that would establish the “rebuilding of Gaza as a Palestinian region, with no Israeli oversight.”
The odd affection for Islam by Americans of African descent as always struck people who are aware of Muslim involvement in the black slave trade as bizarre.