The group Muslim Women for Harris-Walz disbanded after the refusal by the Democratic National Committee to allow a Palestinian-American to speak this week, the group announced Wednesday on social media.
Earlier in the week, a group of uncommitted delegates asked the campaign for Vice President Kamala Harris to give Abbas Alawieh, a delegate from Michigan, a speaking slot at the main stage of the convention. Alawieh, a Palestinian-American, was denied, leading to protests outside the United Center in Chicago.
“We cannot in good conscience continue Muslim Women for Harris-Walz, in light of this new information from the Uncommitted movement, that VP Harris’ team declined their request to have a Palestinian American speaker take the stage at the DNC,” the group said in a statement posted on Instagram.
The topic is just too polarizing in terms of voter turnout for the Dems, who choose to prefer to appear vaguely supportive of humanitarian aid to Palestine while not losing the votes and generous donations of U.S. Jews.