“The demands that we had for President Biden are now being issued to candidate Kamala Harris,” says Ahmad Abuznaid.
Pro-Palestine demonstrators surround the White House to protest the Biden administration's continued support of Israel, on June 8, 2024, in Washington, D.C.President Joe Biden’s reelection bid came to an abrupt conclusion on Sunday as the president posted on social media, “I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and to focus solely on fulfilling my duties as President for the remainder of my term.
Scholar Nadine Naber, who organizes with INCITE! Palestine Force, Mamas Activating Movements for Abolition & Solidarity, and the Palestinian Feminist Collective emphasized the need for specificity when defining Biden’s legacy.
Biden’s unwavering support of Israel became a political liability due to the efforts of protesters like the students whose repression he endorsed. Abuznaid emphasized the role of the Palestine Solidarity Movement in Biden’s political downfall. “I think that the Democratic Party is signaling that this decision has been made because of his cognitive failure, his health failures, and the debacle of the most recent debate,” Abuznaid said. “The reality is this movement has had a clear impact.
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