Uncommitted Delegates Demand To Be Heard At Democratic National Convention

Delegates for an anti-war, pro-Palestinian voting blocare calling for Democratic National Convention organizers to allow a doctor who’s been on Gaza’s front lines to speak at the presidential nominating event about the humanitarian crisis.

The “uncommitted” delegation represents a movement of Democratic voters who oppose the Biden administration’s support for Israel’s military offensive in Gaza. The movement sprang from the frustration of voters ― many of whom are Muslim and Arab American ― who refused to cast their Democratic primary ballot for President Joe Biden because of his Gaza policy.

What started as a statewide protest vote in Michigan spread across the country, garnering hundreds of thousands of votes and resulting in what the movement said is 30 “uncommitted” delegates for the DNC, where thousands of delegates will formally nominate the Democratic presidential candidate.

The delegation’shope is that having Dr. Tanya Haj-Hassan address DNC attendees from the convention floor about what she has witnessed in the Palestinian enclave will help the Democratic Party face the human devastation of Israel’s U.S.-funded siege, which is entering its 10th month.

“The Democratic National Convention is a chance to declare our values to the American public, to set the tone for the next four years,” June Rosenbaum, an uncommitted delegate from Rhode Island, said on a call set up Thursday morning by the delegation. “The Democratic Party cannot espouse the values of freedom, justice and equality at home while being the party of death and destruction abroad. The Democratic Party cannot oppose fascism at home while enabling genocide abroad.”

“For 18 years of my life, I never heard a single person speak up for Palestine,” they