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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Erum Salam

Key Black Muslim group backs Kamala Harris for president over Gaza stance

a woman in a suit speaks to a crowd of people
Kamala Harris at a rally in Atlanta this week. Photograph: Megan Varner/Getty Images

Kamala Harris has won the backing for her presidential bid of a key US Muslim organization that had declined to endorse Joe Biden before he withdrew from his re-election campaign.

The switch to Harris was a sign that those who voted “uncommitted” instead of actively voting for Biden in the primary, because of their objections to his response to Israel’s war on Gaza, may have found an ally in his vice-president.

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