A Muslim group backing Kamala Harris in the 2024 election announced Wednesday that it will disband over her campaign’s alleged refusal to allow a Palestinian speaker on stage at the Democratic National Convention.

NY Post (h/t Nita) The decision by Muslim Women for Harris-Walz to withdraw support for the vice president comes after Uncommitted Movement delegates staged a sit-in protest outside the primary DNC venue Wednesday night – leading several Democratic lawmakers to criticize convention organizers for “making a tragic mistake.”

“We cannot in good conscience, continue Muslim Women for Harris-Walz, in light of this new information from the Uncommitted movement, that VP Harris’ team declined their request to have a Palestinian American speaker take the stage at the DNC,” Muslim Women for Harris-Walz said in a statement.

“The Dem party is making a tragic mistake in 2024,” Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) wrote on X, arguing that by not allowing an Uncommitted delegate to speak on stage, Democrats are “perpetuating this erasure of the Palestinian story & voice.”

Breitbart The “Uncommitted” movement staged a sit-in outside the United Center, where the Democratic National Convention is being held, demanding that a Palestinian speaker be added to the schedule.

The sit-in was led by Abbas Alawieh, co-founder of the movement, who is a delegate from Michigan. He and fellow Uncommitted delegates marched out of the stadium on Thursday night and began a protest after the convention featured the parents of an Israeli-American hostage but refused to allow a pro-Palestinian speaker.

We are waiting for a phone call from Vice President Harris and the DNC to allow a single Palestinian American speaker to address delegates from the convention stage. #LetPalestineSpeak #NotAnotherBomb pic.twitter.com/nqU7NTX2Um

— Uncommitted National Movement 🌺 (@uncommittedmvmt) August 22, 2024

The members of the movement say that they will continue their sit-in until they receive word from the Democratic Party leadership that a pro-Palestinian speaker will be allowed to present the case onstage during the convention.

All week long, there have been pro-Palestinian protests in the streets outside the United Center. Some participants have carried Hamas flags, and many have chanted slogans that call for the destruction of the State of Israel.

The Uncommitted movement wants Democrats to commit to ending U.S. support for Israel, especially military aid. They represent a small but significant bloc of voters, especially in Muslim and Arab communities in Michigan, which is an important swing state in the 2024 election. What they choose to do could affect the outcome of the election.

Far-left “Squad” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), who addressed Democratic delegates at the United Center on Monday, also backed the call from the uncommitteds.

Biden and Harris have both been routinely heckled by anti-Israel protesters since the war broke out last October, and the convention has been marred by violent clashes between pro-Palestinian protesters and police.

The activists were joined by left-wing members of Congress throughout Thursday night, including Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), and others.

BREAKING: Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) joins a protest sit-in by Uncommitted delegates outside the DNC at Chicago’s United Center. She embraced one of the demonstrators who appeared to become emotional. pic.twitter.com/Vz49P8n1Ie

— Oliya Scootercaster 🛴 (@ScooterCasterNY) August 22, 2024