Emhoff and Torres highlight Kamala Harris' pro-Israel stance to Michigan Jewish voters

Michigan is home to both large contingents of Jews and Arab-Americans , making the swing a battleground over the Israel -Hamas war.

A PAC associated with Trump ’s billionaire ally Elon Musk has put up billboards in Detroit suburbs with large Arab and Muslim populations.

The ads’ goal is to alienate voters who would back Harris but who oppose her on Israel .

Kamala Harris is courting pro-Israel Jewish voters weeks before Election Day in Michigan .

Michigan Jewish Democratic leaders say it's part of a shrewd calculation by the Harris campaign to woo pro-Palestinian , Muslim , and Arab voters in the state and beyond.

Harris ’ rhetoric, particularly this year , was widely perceived as being more critical of Israel than Biden ’s.

Neither of Sunday ’s events for Jewish voters addressed Palestinian welfare and plans for postwar governance in Gaza .

Raymond Rosenfeld , a retired political science professor at Eastern Michigan University , told JTA that supporting both Israeli and Palestinian aspirations is possible but difficult in such a fraught climate.

“You can be both pro-Israel , and you can be a strong Zionist , and still be upset over the hopelessness that exists among many Palestinians .”.