PRESS ADVISORY: WALZ BRINGS HOPE TO DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL DELEGATES ADVOCATING FOR CEASEFIRE IN GAZA
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 6, 2024
Contact: Rhenda Meiser; 206-465-9532, uncommittedwa@gmail.com
Walz brings hope to Democratic national delegates advocating for ceasefire in Gaza
Seattle—Today Vice President Kamala Harris announced her choice for vice presidential nominee in the November election: Tim Walz, Governor of Minnesota.
“With the selection of Governor Walz as her running mate, I am now more hopeful that Vice President Harris and Governor Walz will listen to the 83% of Democrats who want a ceasefire. They have an opportunity right now to bring the party together to defeat Trump in November,” says Rami Al-Kabra, the only Palestinian elected official in Washington state, national delegate to the Democratic convention, and leader in the Uncommitted Washington movement.
“Our call remains the same: We need real action toward an immediate and permanent ceasefire, return of all hostages—Israeli and Palestinian, restoring funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), and holding Israel accountable for its violations of U.S. and international law,” Al-Kabra adds.
“Harris and Walz will earn the support of their base if they listen to the majority of Democrats who want an immediate and permanent ceasefire and to condition military aid to Israel. This base includes key communities in their coalition–Muslim and Arab Americans, young people, and anti-war voters,” said Yaz Kader, Uncommitted WA leader and an uncommitted delegate to the National Democratic Convention.
Palestinian voices at the Democratic National Convention
Three Palestinian delegates will attend the Democratic National Convention from Washington. They will advocate for a ceasefire and an end to military funding to Israel. They are Rami Al-Kabra, the only Palestinian elected official in Washington state; Yaz Kader, a registered nurse who practiced at Harborview Medical Center during the pandemic; and Sabrene Odeh, a human rights and anti-human-trafficking advocate.
Kader and Odeh will attend as uncommitted delegates. Al-Kabra is a Harris delegate.
About Uncommitted Washington
Uncommitted Washington (uncommittedwa.org) is multi-racial, multi-ethnic, multi-faith, anti-war coalition advocating for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. Uncommitted’s all-volunteer, grassroots-led movement will continue using their votes to secure fair policies that ensure human rights and dignity for all.
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