A Detroit-based imam has fired a warning shot to the US political class over its stance on the Israel-Hamas conflict.
Imran Salha from the Islamic Centre of Detroit joined Steven Edginton on GBNA documentary America’s Muslim City to discuss this year’s election and how he will be voting.
Both Joe Biden and Donald Trump have adopted pro-Israel stances with latter even promising to deport pro-Palestinian protesters if he’s elected.
Salha warned they will “lose their power” for not acting on the bloody Middle East conflict and siding with long term US ally Benjamin Netanyahu.
Asked what he thinks about the two leading candidates for the US election, he said: “I don’t care.”
“I voted for Joe Biden. I have a relative that was murdered in the West Bank, 37-years-old and leaves eight children behind.
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“If I were to sign the ballot to put Biden into power, the ink that I would use to sign that ballot would be through the blood of my relative.
“I will not accept that for myself. My goal with my vote is to tie the crime to the criminal. Joe Biden is a criminal and I don’t care who wins. Even if Trump wins, I don’t care, let him win.
“I want Joe Biden to know when he suffers on that night, he will know that he lost the election like the bloodthirsty, maniacal murderer that he is.
“People are limiting it by saying, ‘what will you do come November?’, What happened in this genocide against Palestinians is going to be the centre focus of our political engagement for the rest of our lives.
“We will never forget it, and we will make sure anybody who did not sign onto ceasefire resolutions will pay the price.”
Asked to clarify what he means by the price to be paid, Salha said “they will lose their power”.
“We will get them out of office”, he added.
Biden has outraged many Americans as a result of his perceived inaction when it comes to the war in Gaza.
The Biden administration last week approved $1bn in military aid to Israel and the United Nations reports around 800,000 people have fled Rafah since Israel launched a military operation in the area.
The White House says Israel is yet to cross the Biden administration’s “red line”.
