Politico: Pro-Palestinian activists are urging Democratic primary voters to fill in “no preference”
Pro-Palestinian activists in this state are urging Democratic primary voters to fill in “no preference” on their ballots to protest President Joe Biden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas conflict, mimicking the movement that led to more than 100,000 “uncommitted” votes in Michigan.
Pro-Palestinian protesters gathered by the hundreds Saturday outside Cambridge City Hall, ahead of Tuesday's primary. | Kelly Garrity/POLITICO
They also shut down a stretch of Massachusetts Avenue in front of Cambridge City Hall on Saturday to call for a cease-fire in Gaza and to bash Biden — dubbed “Genocide Joe” by the chanting crowd — for continuing to provide financial aid to Israel.
Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday reiterated the administration's call for a six-week cease-fire. But at the demonstration on Saturday, former Massachusetts Teachers Association President Merrie Najimy accused Biden and Harris of being less focused on the “interest of humanity” and more on protecting “their purse and their election. … So let’s hit them there, where it hurts.”