Joe Biden narrowly won the state of Michigan in the 2020 election, partly thanks to the Muslim vote. But local leaders of his Democrat party are warning his limitless support for Israel could cost him next year.
US President Joe Biden could lose the crucial swing state of Michigan with its sizeable Arab-American population over his support for Israel.More than 310,000 of Michigan’s 10 million citizens are of Middle Eastern or North African descent.Two-thirds of Muslims in the state voted for Biden in the 2020 election, helping him win by a margin of 154,000 votes over Republican incumbent Donald Trump, who had beaten Democrat Hillary Clinton by a similar margin there in 2016.But many are now threatening to oppose Biden’s 2024 re-election campaign if he does not take a stand against Israel’s total siege and bombing of the Palestinian Gaza Strip.Abraham Aiyash, floor leader of the Democrat group in the Michigan state legislature’s lower house, said he and others had relayed the message from voters to the White House and the Democratic National Committee — but had received no acknowledgement.
