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Democrats ignored the uncommitted movement for Gazain 2024. Now, it’s winning elections

By linking progressive politics with nominally Arab American issues, organizers are building winning coalitions

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Tracie McMillan in Michigan29 Aug 2026, 11:00 amUpdated 2d ago1 min readAmericasUnited States

United States — Tracie McMillan in Michigan

Democrats ignored the uncommitted movement for Gaza in 2024. Now, it’s winning elections

By linking progressive politics with nominally Arab American issues, organizers are building winning coalitions

Abbas Alawieh initially thought the uncommitted movement of 2024 had failed.

The insurgent group, which he helped co-found, had gotten more than 700,000 Democrats to vote “uncommitted” on their 2024 presidential primary ballots to pressure the US government to call for a ceasefire in Gaza. But when the group pushed for the Democratic party to add an embargo on arms to Israel in its platform, it didn’t happen. And when they asked to have a Palestinian American speaker address the Democratic national convention, it was also a no-go.

Abbas Alawieh initially thought the uncommitted movement of 2024 had failed.

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Source: The Guardian · Tracie McMillan in Michigan. Published 29 Aug 2026, 11:00 am.

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