Palestinian-American Layla Elabed Says VP Harris Will ‘100 Percent’ Lose Mich. If She Doesn’t Announce Gaza Policy Change

reporter If Vice President ░░░░░░░░ loses Michigan she has ░░░░░░░░ few options ELABED Yeah ░░░░░░░░ for getting 270 electoral ░░░░░░░░ So I think Michigan ░░░░░░░░ just as critical And ░░░░░░░░ the numbers I failed ░░░░░░░░ but there s about ░░░░░░░░ 000 or so registered ░░░░░░░░ Arab American voters ELABED ░░░░░░░░ crosstalk reporter At Dearborn ░░░░░░░░ Yes reporter And Biden ░░░░░░░░ Michigan by about 150 ░░░░░░░░ votes ELABED Mm hmm ░░░░░░░░ So it seems to ░░░░░░░░ if you lose enough ░░░░░░░░ here Harris she probably ░░░░░░░░ lose Michigan ELABED Yeah ░░░░░░░░ percent The fact that ░░░░░░░░ in 2020 could not ░░░░░░░░ his race to the ░░░░░░░░ House without Michigan and ░░░░░░░░ win came from Muslim ░░░░░░░░ from Muslim and Arab ░░░░░░░░ voters Like you said ░░░░░░░░ won Michigan by roughly ░░░░░░░░ 000 votes And there ░░░░░░░░ 145 000 Muslim and ░░░░░░░░ Americans that voted in ░░░░░░░░ election I voted for ░░░░░░░░ at that time I ░░░░░░░░ and built a voting ░░░░░░░░ of my community members ░░░░░░░░ friends and family to ░░░░░░░░ for Joe Biden at ░░░░░░░░ time based on the ░░░░░░░░ promises that he used ░░░░░░░░ he was here in ░░░░░░░░ that Arab Americans and ░░░░░░░░ Americans would not have ░░░░░░░░ face the dehumanization and ░░░░░░░░ demonization that we were ░░░░░░░░ through the Trump presidency ░░░░░░░░ through you know policies ░░░░░░░░ the Muslim ban Only ░░░░░░░░ us to now feel ░░░░░░░░ very deep betrayal not ░░░░░░░░ by Biden and his ░░░░░░░░ but the Democratic Party ░░░░░░░░ have not shown that ░░░░░░░░ that they care about ░░░░░░░░ is happening to our ░░░░░░░░ and sisters in Palestine ░░░░░░░░ are folks here in ░░░░░░░░ Michigan who know first ░░░░░░░░ the impact of American ░░░░░░░░ bombs And right now ░░░░░░░░ are pretty much faced ░░░░░░░░ an impossible choice even ░░░░░░░░ you know VP Harris ░░░░░░░░ the presumptive nominee because ░░░░░░░░ haven t seen that ░░░░░░░░ in policy yet from ░░░░░░░░ We are being asked ░░░░░░░░ choose between a candidate ░░░░░░░░ supports a far right ░░░░░░░░ government to carry out ░░░░░░░░ crimes against Palestinians I ░░░░░░░░ right now we need ░░░░░░░░ than ever from VP ░░░░░░░░ a guarantee that she ░░░░░░░░ adopt the demands of ░░░░░░░░ movement and adopt the ░░░░░░░░ of this coalition that ░░░░░░░░ asking and demanding the ░░░░░░░░ of the killing of ░░░░░░░░ and occupation of Palestinians ░░░░░░░░ we just haven t ░░░░░░░░ that yet.”