Harris appoints Muslim outreach chief with contentious views on Israel Nasrina Bargzie previously served as a policy adviser in Vice President Kamala Harris’s White House office and is best known for her contentious views on issues related to Israel and Palestine.

(Jerusalem Post) The Harris 2024 campaign has appointed Nasrina Bargzie as a new outreach leader to engage Muslim and Arab voters, according to NBC News on Tuesday. This move has already sparked controversy due to her past statements about Israel and Jewish students.

The appointee, who previously served as a policy adviser in Vice President Kamala Harris’s White House office, is best known for her contentious views on issues related to Israel and Palestine, which have drawn both criticism and praise.

In a series of statements and writings, she has dismissed Jewish students’ concerns over antisemitism as “organized legal bullying.” These concerns were raised in response to lawsuits filed by Jewish students against universities over what they perceived as hostile anti-Israel rhetoric on campus.

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