President Joe Biden's support for Israel amidst the conflict in Gaza is causing political repercussions in Michigan, a key battleground state with a significant Arab-American population. A planned meeting between Biden re-election campaign officials and Arab-American and Muslim leaders in Dearborn was canceled. The community's anger, stemming from Biden's refusal to call for a ceasefire in Gaza, has translated into a push to defeat him in the state. This sentiment is compounded by the death toll in Gaza, which has personal implications for many in Michigan's Arab and Muslim communities. Biden's team is reportedly scrambling to find alternative paths to victory in Michigan. Despite the tension, Biden is set to travel to Michigan to celebrate his endorsement by the United Auto Workers union at UAW Region 1 Union Hall, but he may face protests and has no scheduled meetings with Arab Americans. The White House's message to Arab-Americans ahead of Biden's visit was that 'Israel has the right to defend itself.' Additionally, several Palestinian Americans have refused to meet with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken for a briefing on Gaza.
At least five Palestinian Americans have refused to meet US Secretary of State Antony Blinken for a briefing on Gaza. Two others have decided to go ahead with the meeting despite attempts to dissuade them, sources familiar with the matter told MEE https://t.co/XvQdpWR9E8
President Biden sought to lean into his strengths during a trip to Michigan, even as the discontent among the state’s large Arab-American population over his handling of the situation in Gaza loomed over the visit. https://t.co/k9Efv96FLm
Biden courts Michigan’s union voters amid tension with state’s Arab Americans https://t.co/cvOh7i4bWe
In a statement seen by MEE, Palestinian Americans who had turned down a briefing with Antony Blinken described the meeting as an attempt at “damage control” by the Biden administration, as Israel wreaks havoc in Gaza with the full support of the US https://t.co/KghML9HKNN
NEW: Several members of the Palestinian-American community refused to meet with Secretary of State Blinken in DC today. The rejection comes just one week after Arab & Muslim leaders declined to meet with Biden’s campaign in Michigan. https://t.co/OxgvMCNl2R
Capitalizing off his recent endorsement by the United Auto Workers union, Biden joins members volunteering at a phone bank in Michigan https://t.co/6swbjjQJf5
Biden visits Michigan as Arab-American anger over Gaza threatens to cost him state https://t.co/YQoMx42QC3
Biden and UAW President Shawn Fain thank members who are making calls on behalf of the president ahead of the Michigan primary https://t.co/OEz60Loy6r
WATCH LIVE: Biden participates in campaign event with United Auto Workers members in Detroit https://t.co/EbjH6yxAzX
President Biden claims, "With the United Auto Workers behind me, I’m confident we’ll win this election." WATCH https://t.co/60a4g062xX
Biden just arrived at UAW Region 1 Union Hall in Warren, where UAW members will be volunteering at a phone bank ahead of the Michigan primary, per his campaign
President Joe Biden will celebrate his recent endorsement by the United Auto Workers union by visiting Michigan. The president’s Michigan schedule does not include meetings with Arab Americans, adding to increasing frustration within a key voting bloc. https://t.co/6l4uyp1fPE
Representatives of the Palestinian-American community: ▫️ We declined an invitation to attend a private meeting with the US Secretary of State today. ▫️ We can't imagine what Blinken will talk about after 4 months of Israeli violence supported by Washington. ▫️ Our only…
President Biden continues to cave to the far left. Recognizing a Palestinian state would be rewarding Hamas terrorists – who are harboring Americans hostage in Gaza. This is shameless appeasement to the pro-Hamas wing of the Democrat Party. https://t.co/j2FVarLI2R
EXCLUSIVE: Several Palestinian Americans have refused to meet US Secretary of State Antony Blinken for a briefing on Gaza, as community outrage over the Biden administration's ongoing support for Israel shows no signs of tempering https://t.co/sOE19Gr1dz
NEW: Palestinian Americans snub Blinken briefing on Gaza as protesters camp outside residence https://t.co/xUNR7fRu2m
Exclusive: Palestinian Americans snub Blinken briefing on Gaza as protesters camp outside his residence https://t.co/TjbcuhbJGp
Biden bifurcation in swing-state Michigan: backing from UAW but alienation among Detroit-area Arab Americans https://t.co/41CALf0pKv
Joe Biden: Israel Has the Right to Defend Itself, but I Really Need to Win in Michigan https://t.co/i1GSnP9dQ4
President Joe Biden will celebrate his recent endorsement by the United Auto Workers union by visiting Michigan on Thursday, but his time in this critical battleground state with the nation’s highest density of Arab Americans threatens to be overshadowed. https://t.co/Fg5AN3YtpF
President Biden is headed to Michigan to meet with United Auto Workers members on the heels of the group’s endorsement of his reelection campaign https://t.co/uvQAkB6N4p https://t.co/S25E0UeZz7
“Biden is complicit in a catastrophe that's happening thousands of miles away.” Arab-Americans say President Biden is not welcome in Michigan for failing to call Gaza ceasefire. Read more: https://t.co/GoaI1fH7VI https://t.co/PdsWequgfn
Biden is undermining Israel and helping Hamas. https://t.co/NeVzTv8qpE
Biden to celebrate his UAW endorsement in Detroit, where Arab American anger is boiling over Gaza https://t.co/SRl1b8WlT9
Biden's message to Arab-Americans: Israel has the right to defend itself https://t.co/447hCIzw7H
⚠️ BIDEN VISITS AUTOWORKERS IN MICHIGAN AMID PROTESTS PLANNED OVER GAZA (Reuters) U.S. President Joe Biden will visit autoworkers in Michigan on Thursday, where he is likely to face protests over his handling of the war in Gaza, after several leaders of the state's… https://t.co/MhrRTsUlcw
US President Joe #Biden is set to travel to the crucial swing state of Michigan, which is also the crucible of growing Arab American anger at his pro-#Israel policies. https://t.co/j8bPjPxyys
Half of Democratic voters think that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. President Biden is wildly out of step with the electorate. https://t.co/DVRVn19OnT
Biden’s State Department is considering recognizing “The Palestinian State.” We should never allow this to happen. We cannot reward terrorists’ barbaric behavior and aggression towards our Jewish allies in the Middle East.
The mayor of Dearborn, Michigan and several other Arab American leaders there have turned down an opportunity to meet with the President Biden amid calls for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. https://t.co/yqEKQ3Ekdl
When asked about Biden's message to Arab Americans ahead of his visit to Michigan on Thursday, the spokesperson for the White House says "Israel has the right to defend itself." https://t.co/0wCbBXkSeh
White House when asked what Biden's message to is to Arab-Americans as he visits Michigan tomorrow: "Israel has a right to defend it self" https://t.co/TRr2K5CQLZ
Joe Biden’s maximum support to Israel as it engages in indiscriminate killing and mass displacement in Gaza is costing him electoral support among many Democratic voters. https://t.co/DVRVn1amdr
Democratic voters increasingly view what Israel is doing in Gaza as genocide. Don’t be surprised if Joe Biden’s support for it tanks his reelection chances. https://t.co/DVRVn1amdr
Michigan’s Arabs and Muslims push to defeat Biden in critical state. important story via @yabutaleb7 https://t.co/uxUcSFeCaW
Biden's response to Palestinians invading Israel and committing the worst massacre of Jews since the Holocaust is to reward Palestinians with a state. And throw Israel under the bus. A despicable cave from Biden to his antisemitic base. https://t.co/fK7Iz3uB7h
Two important stories about Biden's struggles with key communities in Michigan: @TheArtist_MBS on Black voters: https://t.co/0OrOZUHjye @yabutaleb7 on Arab and Muslim voters: https://t.co/4wLtgJPNxY
For Michigan Arabs and Muslims, death toll in Gaza is personal as they seek to defeat Biden in state critical to his reelection. @yabutaleb7 https://t.co/StxxCSF1DI
“Biden’s support for Israel has hurt the campaign badly with the sizable Arab-American population in Michigan, and his team is scrambling to find other paths to victory in the battleground state,” per Politico https://t.co/YlrJXbLXAg
We had peace with Pres. Trump: “Michigan’s Arabs and Muslims push to defeat Biden in critical state” As the war in Gaza leads to the deaths of friends and relatives, anger at Biden’s refusal to call for a cease-fire has turned into political organizing https://t.co/DCJtPFHBzW
As the war in Gaza leads to the deaths of friends and relatives, anger at Biden’s refusal to call for a cease-fire has turned into political organizing. A nuanced look inside an important community in a key state. From @yabutaleb7 in Dearborn, Mich: https://t.co/mEqY7Od3vl
Michigan’s Arabs and Muslims push to defeat Biden in critical state By @yabutaleb7 https://t.co/tw2IFGrho0
Michigan’s Arabs and Muslims push to defeat Biden in critical state another Michigan must-read, this time from @yabutaleb7 https://t.co/RLKi6v74G6
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