NC Dem Party's Arab Caucus upset over Wake County endorsements
Wake Dems apparently hesitant to endorse candidates backing Hamas "cease-fire" resolution
The North Carolina Democratic Party’s Arab Caucus (NCDPAC) posted a letter on X this past week expressing its displeasure with the Wake County Democratic Party’s hesitancy to endorse candidates who have backed a Hamas “cease-fire” resolution put before the Raleigh City Council earlier this year.
The post includes a letter to the Wake Democratic Party chair and director.
“In light of recent discussions regarding endorsements for the upcoming Raleigh City Council as well as other down-ballot elections, we have now found it necessary to contact you,” the NCDPAC letter says. “We represent a diverse collective of community members and leaders who understand the urgency and need to endorse in all races up and down the ballot.
Unfortunately, there has been considerable debate about whether the Wake County Democratic Party should refrain from endorsing in races where multiple democrats are running and more specifically in races where a candidate has supported a ceasefire resolution related to the War on Gaza. As community leaders committed to peace and humanitarian principles, we would like to address the concerns raised and offer our perspective on this matter.”
The letter claims that, “As of Tuesday, August 13, almost 50 North Carolina elected officials across all levels of government have signed a ceasefire letter co-drafted by Muslim Women For, Jewish Voice for Peace, and Representatives Maria Cervania, Pricey Harrison, and Renee Price.”
It also says “signatures from 15 North Carolina General Assembly Democrats” are included but does not name those Democrats. The letter also says “recent polls” show the majority of Democrats support a “cease-fire” resolution before tying it to Vice President Kamala Harris.
“Moreover, recent polls have shown that over 80% of Democrats support a ceasefire resolution,” the letter states. “And at a rally on Friday, August 9, Vice President and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris called for a ceasefire.”
The letter goes on to say the Raleigh “cease-fire” resolution was “written in collaboration with members of Raleigh's Jewish and Muslim communities.”
The Raleigh resolution the letter refers to was one-sided, favoring Gaza and making no mention of the Oct. 7 terror attack where Hamas murdered over 1,300 people and kidnapped 251 more, including small children and elderly individuals.
“It is believed that 97 of the 251 hostages abducted by Hamas on October 7 remain in Gaza, including the bodies of at least 33 confirmed dead by the IDF,” The Times of Israel reported on Sept. 1.
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The letter is signed by over 100 individuals and groups, including Democratic Socialists of America and the Raleigh resolution’s main author, Rania Masri.
Masri’s resolution failed to pass the Raleigh City Council back in March of this year.
Voting in favor were members Mary Black, Jane Harrison, Christina Jones, and Megan Patton. Voting against the resolution were Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin along with members Corey Branch, Stormie Forte, and Jonathan Melton.
At the January Council meeting, Jones was seen placing a Palestinian keffiyeh on her chair and then hugging Rania Masri, co-director of the North Carolina Environmental Justice Network.
Masri has been cited as celebrating the Oct. 7 Hamas terror attack on Israel as a “beautiful day,” and Masri has also stated, “Let us demand the eradication of Zionism.”
In a video on Facebook posted by Masri, the terror org Hamas is described as “our heroes," who are "legitimate" while comparing the terrorists to Marvel superheroes. The footage of Hamas terrorists paragliding into Israel on Oct. 7, as well as Hamas tunnel construction, and rocket building.
Masri was one of 26 protesters arrested in February of this year for blocking traffic on Raleigh’s Fayetteville Street during a “die-in” demonstration.