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John,
Because my colleague Rep. Jamaal Bowman speaks out for Palestinians’ human rights, his racist opponent tried to attack Jamaal and my neighbors this week, saying: “Your constituency is Dearborn, Michigan.”
This Islamophobic statement stokes racist fears that endanger families in my district, which includes Dearborn—a beautiful, diverse, and vibrant city with an Arab American majority and one of the largest Muslim populations per capita in our country.
Using my Dearborn neighbors in anti-Arab, Islamophobic attacks is unacceptable.
As the Arab American Institute said: “We're everyone's constituency and anti-Arab racism must be condemned.” Meanwhile, Jamaal’s opponent’s constituency seems to be lobbyists in D.C. and Trump-supporting billionaires. Racist Republican mega-donors have sent Jamaal’s opponent $15 million through anti-Palestinian group AIPAC.
Jamaal Bowman has spoken out against far-right attempts to interfere in his Democratic primary election and our democracy. He also called out his opponent’s “Islamophobic dog whistle” this week, saying: “I love our Muslim and Arab neighbors in NY16 just like I love our Jewish, white and Black neighbors here and across the country. I’m fighting for all of us.”
Jamaal’s primary is less than two weeks away and recent polling shows that these racist attacks from his opponent and AIPAC are weakening Jamaal’s support.
We need Jamaal Bowman to stay in Congress championing human rights for all people. Can you donate today to help Jamaal overcome attacks from right-wing group AIPAC, which is planning to spend $10 million more in the final two weeks of New York’s June 25th primary election?
Rep. Jamaal Bowman’s views align with the majority of Americans who support a permanent ceasefire in Palestine and who want the U.S. to stop arming Israel’s military. Reporters found that only 2 donors to Jamaal Bowman’s campaign are from Dearborn, and the vast majority of his donors give in small amounts.
Meanwhile, Jamaal’s opponent is the top recipient of AIPAC money in this election cycle, taking $15 million from far-right Republican billionaires that are interfering in Democratic primary elections across the country.
A POLITICO analysis just found that “AIPAC is the single biggest source of Republican donations into Democratic primaries.”
Flooding Jamaal’s district with racist ads and mailers, AIPAC’s Republican supporters are also urging fellow Republicans to switch parties to vote against Jamaal. This anti-democratic strategy weakens the voting power of Black and brown progressives in working class communities, drowning out and disenfranchising marginalized voters.
We’ve got to have Jamaal’s back in the next two crucial weeks before his June 25th primary election, as AIPAC is spending $25 million to unseat this progressive champion. Will you pitch in now to help re-elect Jamaal Bowman so he can stay in Congress demanding human rights and equity for all people, including Palestinians?
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Thank you. We won’t let far-right Republicans crush our movement for equal rights, freedom, and human dignity for all. Together, we can make sure our government is run by and for the people.
In solidarity,
Rashida
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