In Michigan, some Arab American voters revisit their support for Trump after he suggests “take over” of Gaza Strip
Some Michigan voters, who either participate in the election, vote for third-party candidates or vote for President Trump, are now revisiting their decision after he proposed the United States to “propose the United States” on Tuesday.take over“The Gaza Strip, rebuild it and relocate the Palestinians elsewhere.
In the town Dearborn, MichiganThe country has the largest Muslim population per capita, with 43% of people voting to elect President Trump in the 2024 election. Democratic candidate Vice President Kamala Harris won 37% of the vote, much lower than 68% won by former President Joe Biden in 2020, according to election data.
Dearborn’s college senior Sarah Chabaan voted for Mr. Trump, who said she was “disappointed” by his proposal but was still skeptical, “He actually The emperor will implement his meaning.”
Asked if she regretted her vote, Chabain said “a bit” but pointed out that Mr. Trump was involved Ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas.
“If I vote for Kamara, I think maybe the war may still be going on. This is an unfortunate situation,” Chabai said.
Mr Trump’s Gaza idea has already Defensive “It’s really worth pursuing this avenue,” White House official and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. But the proposal was largely imposed by Arab-American and Muslim organizations in the United States Middle Eastern Countries The premise was also rejected.
On Thursday morning, Mr. Trump Write The Gaza Strip “will be handed over to the United States by Israel at the end of the battle.” He also said that no U.S. military will be involved, which is a concern for Congressional Republicans. He did not reveal any further details about the idea, which prompted criticize Regarding the displacement of Palestinians, abandoning the two-state solution and the idea that the United States will control Gaza.
“The United States, working with great development teams from all over the world, will slowly and carefully begin building one of its greatest and most spectacular developments of its kind on Earth,” the president wrote. On Tuesday, he suggested that this could be “the Middle East’s inner world,” he suggested. Vieira”.
Harris ended up having 15,000 fewer Dearborn voters won by President Biden four years ago. This gap led to Harris’ overall losses in battlefield states, with Trump winning with 80,103 votes.
Amer Zahr voted for third parties as president, but Democrats voted for other offices, he said many in Dearborn didn’t think Mr. Trump’s proposal would actually happen about . ”
But he blamed the Democratic Party and Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign for not doing more to win the dissatisfied Arab American and Muslim voters. He spoke with other Michigan resident CBS News about proposing Mr. Trump’s visit as a Dearborn candidate and the lack of speakers for Palestinian Americans at the Democratic National Convention.
Zahr suggested that despite the “style differences” between Biden and Mr. Trump in the Israel-Hamas war, they still have “blind support for Israel.”
“Now, Democratic politicians and liberals are willing to fight it because it is no longer their people,” he said. “The real news is that Democrats and liberals are able to reject the notion of Palestinian ethnic cleansing. I hope They continue to do that.”
“The vote for Trump is not a vote for Trump,” said Osami Siblani, a publisher of Arab U.S. News, who did not vote for any presidential candidate.
“This is a vote for the Biden Harris administration because they can’t stop the massacre in Gaza,” Siblani said. “We don’t recognize Trump. We don’t recognize Harris. In fact, we advise our community not to Voting the ballot.”
Siblani also condemned Mr. Trump’s proposal to use the Gaza Strip as a “crazy” one.
“Who are they burned in Los Angeles because of the fire, will they leave it? Or are they going to rebuild it and live there? People are not leaving their land.”
Israel’s military strikes were hit by most of Gaza, which began on October 7, 2023 when the Hamas terrorist attacks on Israel. In the past two weeks, about 200,000 Displaced Palestinians return Part of the northern Gaza Strip after Israel’s authorization campaign Ceasefire Agreement With Hamas.
Palestinian Americans and director of the Michigan chapter of the U.S. Council on Islamic Relations (CAIR) said Palestinians heard Gaza called “a property, or talking about it is like an opportunity, and it is “very inhumane”. . When their land, real estate or investment.”
Other Michigan Arab-American and Palestinian leaders have also condemned Mr. Trump’s proposal. Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud, Write Trump’s proposal is “another chapter in the ongoing genocide.”
“On its land, any forced displacement of Palestinians will be ethnic cleansing,” said Dawud Walid, executive director of the CAIR MICHIGAN chapter.
He added: “Maybe there are some people in our community now that speculate about their vote on Trump.”
According to Mr. Trump’s proposal, a group that helped Mr. Trump renamed his name to “Arab American Peace” in the Arab American community “Arab American”. Associated Press.
