A growing number of elected Democrats and activists are calling on the Harris campaign and the Democratic National Committee to allow a Palestinian to speak on the final night of the DNC.

“We cannot ignore the Chicagoland Palestinian community as one of the largest in the country,” Rep. Chuy Garcia (D-Ill.) wrote in a statement. “They too deserve to be reflected on the national stage. It’s crucial to recognize the humanity of the Palestinian community tonight with a Palestinian speaker.”

A dozen congressional Democrats, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison (D), Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D), the United Auto Workers, J Street, and a growing number of Democratic Party members have called on the DNC to allow a person of Palestinian heritage to speak during the convention.

The Uncommitted National Movement has been calling for a convention speaker for weeks, saying it would be a clear demonstration by Harris that she was shifting away from Biden’s stances on the Israel-Palestinian conflict.

There have been negotiations for much of the week, and on Wednesday night, Harris officials told Abbas Alawieh, one of........

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