In the presidential election in the United States, there is a thorny contest between Kamala Harris of the ruling party of the Democrats and the candidate of the opposition party of the Republicans, Donald Trump, and both are looking towards the Muslim voters for their victory, which can be decisive.
According to the international news organization, the number of Arab-American voters in the United States is much higher, who have been voting for Democrats and Republicans for a long time.
In this presidential election, Muslim voters seem to be divided on the strategy of choosing one of the Democrats or the Republicans, while the Muslim voters are united on the Israeli aggression in Palestine, Lebanon and especially in Gaza.
Most Muslim voters say they are hesitant because neither candidate has openly condemned Israeli aggression or expressed sympathy for Gaza.
Several Muslim parties and groups have also indicated that if no candidate takes direct action on Gaza by polling day, Muslim voters will prefer to stay at home rather than bother going to the polling station.
Speaking to Al Jazeera, Arab-American Leila Elabad says she and other Muslim voters are with the mass funerals in Gaza and Lebanon. We are sad. We are disappointed. We are angry. We are heartbroken. We feel cheated.
Another immigrant voter said, “I will not vote for Vice President Kamala Harris or former President Donald Trump because neither has adopted a policy that clearly states that the bombing of Gaza will stop.” is
Alisa Hakim, a graduate of the Lebanese American University, told Al Jazeera that she had previously voted for Biden, who I thought would be better than Trump. But in Gaza, which many experts are describing as genocide, Joe Biden is not happy with the actions.
The 22-year-old student rejected the “lesser of two evils” argument for choosing Kamala Harris over Trump, saying we need to respect ourselves more than sell our vote.
The population of Dearborn is 100,000, which is also called the capital of Arabs in America. Voters have not yet decided whether to choose either Kamala Harris or Trump.
Al Jazeera surveyed dozens of residential neighborhoods in heavily Arab areas in the eastern part of the city, where more Palestinians and Lebanese are fielding election candidates.
In the last election, Joe Biden won more than 80 percent of the vote in predominantly Arab precincts in Dearborn, helping him win Michigan. However, this time Kamala Harris is facing difficulties.
Given the hesitancy of Muslim voters, experts say that if Arab-Americans do not mobilize on polling day, Kamala Harris, the likely winner, may lose to rival Trump.
