Cornel West courts Muslim and Arab-American voters in quest for presidency West has said Muslim and Arab communities 'hold a special place in my heart.'

January 12, 2024 and   

(ABC) Independent presidential candidate Cornel West has been courting a group President Joe Biden may struggle to attract in the upcoming 2024 election: Muslim and Arab-American voters.

Muslim and Arab community leaders rallied around the prominent activist, author and philosopher by recently hosting fundraisers for him in Michigan — a key battleground state — and California.

“We got to do something,” West said at a rally in Dearborn, Michigan, in December. “That’s why I’m here to tell the world and especially straight to Gaza, where they’re dealing with a genocidal assault. We believe that a Palestinian baby has the same value as any baby in the world.”

Biden has faced mounting criticism over the way his administration has handled the Israel-Hamas war.

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