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Anti-Israel ‘undecided’ movement refuses to support Harris and calls on Democrats to fight for arms embargo

The anti-Israel Uncommitted National Movement refused to support Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and called on her fellow Democrats to support an Israeli arms embargo and an end to the war between Israel and Hamas.

“Harris' unwillingness to back down from her no-holds-barred gun policy or even make a clear campaign statement in favor of upholding existing U.S. and international human rights laws has made it impossible for us to support her,” the Michigan-based group wrote in a statement Thursday, just hours before Harris is scheduled to campaign in the Great Lakes state.

The Uncommitted National Movement refused to support Harris and instead called on Democrats to “build on the work of 'Uncommitted'” to make the party even more anti-Israel.

“We invite stakeholders across the Democratic Party coalition – progressives, civil rights, workers, racial justice, reproductive rights, climate, immigrant rights, disability justice, people of faith, young people, and more – to join our campaign to urge our Democratic Party leadership to… support the urgent call to halt illegal and morally reprehensible arms shipments.”

The “uncommitted” movement began in Michigan in February as a protest against President Joe Biden's support for Israel in the war against Hamas terrorists. The group flocked to the Democratic National Convention last month and staged a sit-in after the party denied a Palestinian American a chance to speak at the convention.

The group said that to win their support, Harris would have to “meet with Palestinian-American families in Michigan” by September 15 to discuss “a permanent ceasefire,” but she was unable to do so.

The group did not endorse any other presidential candidate and warned its supporters not to vote for a third party because it “could inadvertently lead to a Trump presidency.”

In its statement, the coalition also criticized Harris's support for former Republican Vice President Dick Cheney.

“Now the Vice President's campaign is courting Dick Cheney while shutting down disillusioned anti-war voices, urging them to consider the third-party option or skip this important election,” the statement said.

In the Michigan Democratic primary, 13 percent voted “undecided.” The coalition grew across state lines, sending 30 “undecided” delegates from various states to the DNC last month.