(Detroit Free Press) Arab American advocates in metro Detroit are relieved President Joe Biden announced Sunday he’s stepping down as the Democratic Party nominee, blaming him for a war in Gaza that has resulted in thousands of deaths. And now, they’re hoping the nominee who replaces him will be someone who will lessen support for Israel and be more sympathetic to Palestinians.
“Everybody in my community is very thrilled that Biden is out of the way,” said Osama Siblani, a longtime Arab American advocate who is publisher of the Dearborn-based Arab American News. “We don’t have to worry about someone who is a partner to the genocide on the head of the ticket for the Democratic Party. … There is a sigh of relief that Biden is out of the way.”
