Palestinian rights group makes US midterm election endorsements
Palestinian rights group makes US midterm election endorsements
As the 2022 midterm campaign season gets under way, a Palestinian rights group is making endorsements for progressive candidates.
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America's midterm season is under way, and so are endorsements [Getty]
With campaigns for the well under way, Americans for Justice in Palestine Action, a lobby group establishedlast year, has started making its endorsements for progressive candidates who .
“We just want more progressive candidates. You’re not actually progressive if you’re not being consistent,”AJP Action advocacy director Ayah Ziyadeh told ,referring to a common practice of politicians having progressive policies except in the case of Palestinian civil rights.
The lobby group has so far madefive endorsements for US congressional races: Better McCullom (Minnesota-4), Muad Hrezi (Connecticut-01), Hwaida Arraf (Michigan-10), Britanny Ramos DeBarros (New York-11), and Shervin Aazami (California-32).
The AJP website shares messages of thanks for the endorsements from the candidates - a possible signof changing times as a small but growing number of American politicians .
“I am proud to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Palestinian-Americans and Muslim-Americans as we work for human rights, peace, justice, and freedom from military occupation for the Palestinian people,” readsMcCullum's statement.
“For far too long Palestinians have been erased and abandoned by politicians that choose political expediency over human rights. NY-11 is home to one of the largest Palestinian diaspora communities on the planet and I am proud to receive the support of Americans for Justice in Palestine Action in our collective fight for justice,” Ramos DeBarros says.
Ziyadeh said the group is accepting suggestions for further endorsements that fit their criteria for progressive candidates who support Palestinian rights.
“I think the narrative is shifting,”Ziyadeh said. “It’s no longer a taboo topic.”
