Harris quietly engages with Mamdani, pro-Palestinian activists as she weighs 2028 bid

Former US vice president Kamala Harris held a call last week with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and has been holding lengthy meetings with other prominent progressives, including pro-Palestinian activists, as she weighs another presidential run, Axios reports.

Harris appears determined to improve her ties with progressives, who were critical of her during the previous race for not doing more to advance the Palestinian cause.

The Harris campaign had refused a demand from the “Uncommitted Movement,” which had refused to endorse her, to have a Palestinian speaker at the 2024 Democratic Party Convention.

Harris’s recent meetings have included ones with Uncommitted co-founder Abbas Alawieh and Democratic National Committee member James Zogby, who has been a longtime advocate for Palestinian rights.