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Kamala Harris reaches out to Mamdani, anti-Israel progressives as polls show her leading 2028 Dem primary

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Kamala Harris reaches out to Mamdani, anti-Israel progressives as polls show her leading 2028 Dem primary

By Josh Christenson Published July 1, 2026, 1:58 p.m. ET

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WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Kamala Harris has made contact with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, an anti-Israel activist who tried to block former President Joe Biden from the 2024 Democratic nomination, and other progressives as she tries to cement her front-runner status in the 2028 primary.

The Harris-Mamdani phone call — which took place after Democratic socialist and other left-wing candidates trounced incumbents in last week’s New York primaries — and the other conversations were focused on the Democratic Party’s future, Axios first reported.

A source familiar with the mayoral conversation told The Post Harris reached out to Mamdani as she tries to rebrand herself to be more appealing to young Democrats following her 2024 defeat — and congratulated the socialist mayor for his winning endorsement slate in New York City.

“The vice president reached out to have a conversation, and we’ve had a brief conversation,” Mamdani told SiriusXM’s “The Clay Cane Show” Wednesday. “We’ve been in touch over the last few months, and I really do appreciate her outreach.”

Abbas Alawieh, the co-founder of the Uncommitted Movement that opposed Biden’s re-election over US support for Israel, posted Wednesday on X that he met with Harris in Detroit after receiving “multiple phone calls” from the ex-vice president.

“In my first call with VP Harris, I shared with her that several community members in the Michigan State Senate district I’m running to represent have had family recently killed in Israeli airstrikes with support from our American government, and that my 91-year-old grandmother’s home was destroyed as well,” Alawieh said.

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“When I met with her last week, I reiterated what has long been my position: American tax dollars must never be used to target civilians and destroy entire communities,” he continued.

Abbas Alawieh speaking to the media about the 2024 U.S. presidential election. 4
Abbas Alawieh, co-founder of the Uncommitted Movement that opposed Biden’s re-election over US support for Israel, met with the VP in Detroit. REUTERS

“Every Democrat knows how important Michigan is to defeating Trumpism,” Alawieh added. “As a Michigan Democratic candidate for State Senate District 2, I urge VP Harris and all of our party’s leaders to side with peace-loving Americans against endless wars, in opposition to the Israeli military’s genocide in Gaza, and against the ethnic cleansing campaign in Lebanon.”

The district Alawieh is running in comprises Dearborn, the mayor of which refused to endorse Harris in 2024. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), a Palestinian-American whose district covers Dearborn as well, also withheld her endorsement.

Harris also spoke with Democratic National Committee member James Zogby, a longtime Palestinian activist, per Axios.

New York City Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani giving a speech at the Juneteenth reception. 4
The Mamdani phone call occurred after Democratic socialist and other left-wing candidates trounced incumbents in the New York primaries, Axios first reported. Anadolu via Getty Images

Four days after Biden abandoned his re-election effort in July 2024, Harris accused Israel of killing “far too many” civilians in its war against Hamas and declared “I will not be silent” — directly after the 46th president held a White House meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

“To everyone who has been calling for a ceasefire, and to everyone who yearns for peace, I see you and I hear you,” she said.

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