Harris' supporters blame Pro-Palestinian Arabs and Muslims in US for her elections loss

Harris' supporters blame Pro-Palestinian Arabs and Muslims in US for her elections loss

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Harris' supporters blame Pro-Palestinian Arabs and Muslims in US for her elections loss

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8 Nov 2024

After the Democrats faced a significant loss in their voters' home states for the first time since 2004, with a five million vote deficit, Kamala Harris supporters began targeting pro-Palestinian Arabs and Muslims on social media.

Arab and Muslim Americans were singled out for exercising their right to vote for Green Party candidate Jill Stein, but she received only 0.4% of the total votes (628,525 votes), .

According to the Financial Times, Donald Trump outperformed expectations nationwide, gaining support from Arab and Muslim communities.

However, he failed to gain traction in two key states where voters were particularly focused on the economy and immigration during the election.

The FT also reported that even if Kamala Harris had secured votes in Michigan, where a significant portion of Arab and Muslim communities reside, she would still have lost the election.

Pro-Palestinian supporters attributed Democratic candidate Kamala Harris' defeat in the US presidential election to her refusal to condemn the genocide in Gaza and her continued support for Israel.

According to initial polling results, 78-year-old Donald Trump is projected to surpass the required number of electoral votes with 277, securing his position as America's next president.

Trump has already delivered a victory speech in Florida.

Kamala Harris, 60, trailed with 224 votes, missing the chance to make history as the first female president of the United States.

Throughout her campaign, Harris was confronted by pro-Palestinian activists, who repeatedly urged her to condemn the Israeli military offensive in Gaza.

However, she refused to acknowledge the plight of Palestinians, stating that "Israel has a right to defend itself."

Harris also expressed her commitment to continue military aid to Israel, even as over 43,000 Palestinians have been killed, with many others suffering starvation and lifetime injuries.

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