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An in-depth analysis of the 2024 presidential campaign commissioned by the Democratic National Committee fails to mention the party’s position on Israel’s genocide in Gaza, prompting harsh criticism from Arab American members of the party.

The 192-page report, authored by a Democratic strategist and first published by CNN on Thursday morning, goes in-depth on several factors found to be detrimental to Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign in its ultimate loss to Donald Trump. Despite the contention within the party over then-President Joe Biden’s support for Israel’s genocidal campaign against Palestinians in Gaza, however, the war doesn’t get a single mention.

Also missing from the document are the words “Israel,” “Palestine,” “Arab American,” and “Muslim.”

“Nothing about this surprises me,” said Linda Sarsour, an organizer from Brooklyn who was active in organizing a campaign to pressure Harris to take a stance against the war. “If they don’t change course quickly to center Palestine, foreign policy and recognize the influence of Arab/Palestinian/Muslim/young/progressive American voters, they will likely have to write another autopsy report post 2028 presidential elections.”

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[-] danc4498@lemmy.world -1 points 16 hours ago

In terms of winning and losing, yeah it’s nothing. And Israel/Gaza is a subset of foreign policy.

And if you look at the Israel/Gaza specific question, 60% of people responding think our support of Israel is either just right or not enough.

[-] GuyIncognito@lemmy.ml 0 points 15 hours ago

And if you look at the Israel/Gaza specific question, 60% of people responding think our support of Israel is either just right or not enough.

If true, would this not indicate that american elections are meaningless and america has to be destroyed? Why care about the lesser of two evils in a pro-genocide country?

[-] danc4498@lemmy.world 0 points 12 hours ago
[-] GuyIncognito@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 hours ago

Trump's been doing a bang-up job on it so far

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