Pro-Palestine activists who heckled Kamala Harris in Detroit call for nationwide disruptions

A group of young pro-Palestine activists who heckled US presidential candidate Kamala Harris earlier this week, due to concerns she wouldn't pursue meaningful policy changes towards Israel if she won the race for the White House, have started a campaign to disrupt her election rallies across the country.

In an exclusive interview with Middle East Eye, representatives of the small contingent of activists from Michigan who protested Harris during her address in Detroit, said they were convinced the Democratic Party had no intention of changing its policies towards Israel, let alone prioritising a ceasefire or an arms embargo as demanded by anti-war protesters.

[A]bout half-way through Harris' address [in Detroit], the activists began chanting: "Kamala, Kamala you can't hide! We won't vote for genocide."
Upon hearing their chant, Harris glanced at them, and said: "I'm here because we believe in democracy, everyone's voice matters. But I'm speaking now." When they continued chanting, Harris stopped again before remarking: "You know what, if you want Donald Trump to win, then say that. Otherwise, I'm speaking."

The activists told MEE they had no idea what Harris had said due to the noise in the arena, and only recognised what they described as "a sinister look" on Harris' face. Nervous, but somehow undeterred as the crowd chanted "Kamala, Kamala", the activists said they continued their disruption even as campaign aides forced them out of the venue.

"You cannot just say you are not Trump. You have to actually be better, and you have to actually address the issue that we are putting forward. And it's especially crucial if they're doing that in Michigan." "Harris' campaign didn't seem to understand that the vice-president has done little to nothing to distinguish herself from current President Joe Biden and yet somehow believed that she would insulated from people's rage over Biden's handling of the war," Hamamy said. "So when we say abandon Biden. That also means abandon Kamala."

Since Wednesday, activists from across the country have said Harris' treatment of the protesters was a signal that the Democratic Party had yet to comprehend how the needle had shifted - not just among Arab and Muslim voters in the country - but also among many others opposed to the US-sponsored Israeli war effort in Gaza.
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