American Muslim leaders oppose voting for Trump and Harris

According to Isna, this letter, signed by dozens of leaders and religious scholars of the American Muslim community, comes after polls show that American Muslim voters prefer the Democratic Party candidate because of the support provided by the Joe Biden administration. The President of the United States and his vice president, Kamala Harris, have turned away from the Zionist regime during the nearly one-year war this regime has waged against the Gaza Strip. An event that shows the expansion of protests and condemnations against the crimes of the Zionist regime and Washington’s support for these crimes in the American society.

In the request letter signed by American Muslim leaders, it is written: “We may not know what will happen in the future, but we know that we will not allow by voting and supporting a government that is involved in the bloodshed of so many brothers. And our sisters played a role, let’s get our hands dirty.”

The authors of this letter requested American Muslims to vote for the candidates of the 2nd party, Democrats or Republicans, who are equally supportive of the Zionist regime, for the candidates of the third parties, including Jill Stein, the presidential candidate of the Green Party of America, who in recent weeks has more than They have already gained popularity among the Muslim community due to the condemnation of the crimes committed by the Zionist regime.

In the text of this letter addressed to American Muslim voters, it was stated: “We want to ask you very clearly not to stay at home and not to boycott the elections. Make your point this year by voting for a third-party presidential candidate. “Just as important is using all the ballot choices to vote for candidates and policies that support truth and justice to ensure your voice is heard at all levels.”

According to “Middle East Eye” website, this letter was published in partnership with the “Leave Harris” campaign. More than 36 leaders, imams and senior Muslim figures and clerics from across America have signed this letter.

Before this, an inclusive organization representing several groups belonging to American Muslims also appealed to its members in a similar way in the 2024 US presidential election for third-party candidates, including Jill Stein, Dr. Cornel West, the candidate of the Socialist Party, Claudia dela Cruz, the candidate of the “Liberation” party, or Chase Oliver, the candidate of the “Libertarian” party.

Despite the jump in favor of third-party candidates among American Muslim voters over the past month, there are still groups urging American Muslims to vote Democratic in November.

A movement known as the “campaign of the non-committals” when Joe Biden was nominated in the primary elections of the Democratic Party, because of his support for Israel in the Gaza war, demanded not to vote for Biden in that race, but early this month, in a statement, he said that every Chand is not officially endorsing Kamala Harris, but according to the movement, voters should not vote for a candidate other than Harris.

Another American Muslim group called “Emgage” which became famous during the 2020 election campaign officially announced its support for Kamala Harris last week. Huzaifah Ahmad, communications director of the group known as “Leave Harris”, said that the letter published on Monday shows that any Muslim group in America that supports the Democratic Party is acting against the flow of the majority of the Muslim community in this country.

The US presidential election will be held on November 5, and according to polls, there is a tight race between Harris and his Republican rival, Donald Trump.

In some national polls, Harris leads Trump by a small percentage, while Trump also leads Harris in several key states such as Michigan and Wisconsin.

Even as neither of the 2 Democratic or Republican candidates had a clear advantage in the polls, Democratic groups have warned in their ads on social media that anyone who does not vote for Harris is paving the way for Trump to return to the White House.

American Muslim leaders said in their letter that those warning voters who turned away from Harris are paving the way for Trump are spreading terror.

In this letter, it was clarified: not voting for Harris never means approving Trump’s racist and malicious agenda; An agenda that includes advancing the interests of apartheid and genocide is implemented by a foreign party but falsely claims to have put America first. This demand means prioritizing humanity and our religious beliefs and taking a stand in favor of justice and rejecting anyone who supports and approves of this evil and promises to continue it.”

American Muslim leaders stated that they are fully aware of what may happen when Trump re-enters the White House.

During his previous presidency, Trump banned the entry of nationals of several Muslim countries into the United States and provided significant economic and political privileges to the Zionist regime, and also tried to improve the relations between this regime and several Arab countries by marginalizing the Palestinians. to normalize

These Muslim leaders emphasized in the mentioned letter that the Biden administration not only did not make much effort to cancel these Trump policies, but even strengthened them in some cases.

They stated: “We acknowledge that the oppression of tens of millions of people within these borders is not unique to a single political party, but is a systemic issue designed to oppress the marginalized.” We have seen the violent suppression of anti-genocide protest camps in Gaza, the inhumane treatment of refugees and refugees, and the killing of Marcellus Khalifa William, an American imam, with the permission of the American government.

The authors of this letter reminded about the events and crimes that happened in the occupied territories of Palestine by the Zionists: “This is not just another tragedy; This is a deliberate, calculated genocide and an attack on the foundations of our religion, funded by our tax dollars, and fully supported and complicit by the Biden-Harris administration.”

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