The 2024 presidential race shows an odd match between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump on Middle-East policy‚ while Republicans start showing different views. J.D. Vance recently pointed out that U.S-Israel interests might not always match; Trump told Netanyahu to end Gaza operations by early-2025
The Harris teams campaign choices in Michigan look quite un-organized: they brought in Liz Cheney (known war supporter) to a state with many Arab-Americans. Bill Clinton made things worse with his not-so-smart speech about Israeli history that upset many voters
The Israelis have been in that region longer than Islam has existed
Trump uses these mis-steps to his advantage. At his Michigan rally he reminded everyone about Cheneys dadʼs role in Middle-East wars. His team even tried to make a TV ad with someone who got kicked out of Harrisʼ event
Arab-American voters in Michigan face a hard choice since both candidates support similar Israel policies (and Trumps team sometimes says not-nice things about Muslims). Here are the main problems:
- Polls show Harris and Trump are very close in Michigan
- Even small changes in Arab-American votes could change who wins
- Some voters might just stay home instead
The Harris teams choices in Michigan seem really strange - like they dont know what theyʼre doing with this important voter group. Their mix of bringing in pro-war speakers and making odd statements about Middle-East history isnt helping at all