{"id":991,"date":"2026-06-03T05:41:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T05:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=991"},"modified":"2026-06-03T05:41:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T05:41:02","slug":"this-utah-democratic-candidate-wants-voters-focused-on-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=991","title":{"rendered":"This Utah Democratic candidate wants voters focused on Gaza"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><b>Editor\u2019s note: <\/b><i>The Deseret News has invited congressional candidates for the closely contested party primaries to visit with its editorial board. This story is one in a series of candidate previews on issues.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=989\">Utes land first offensive line commitment of 2027 cycle<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Liban Mohamed is running an unapologetically progressive campaign in Utah\u2019s 1st Congressional District race. <\/p>\n<p>He told the Deseret News Editorial Board on Monday that his victory last April at Utah\u2019s Democratic Party Convention was a \u201creally beautiful moment\u201d that will only expand if he wins and becomes the \u201ctrue progressive leadership\u201d he says Utahns want representing them in Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats believe they have a real opportunity to challenge the state\u2019s GOP leadership and increase their federal influence after a judge struck down Utah\u2019s congressional map and selected a new map with a heavily-Democratic district.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis district is finally whole,\u201d Mohamed said, \u201cand it presents a new possibility. A possibility, not only to have leadership that reflects our values, but also for us to come together collectively and imagine a new future for Utah, of which we\u2019ve never had.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>He says he\u2019ll pursue the following policies if he\u2019s elected to Congress: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Universal healthcare<\/li>\n<li>Affordable housing<\/li>\n<li>Protecting the Great Salt Lake <\/li>\n<li>Abolish U.S. immigration and Customs Enforcement and create a pathway to citizenship for migrants in the country illegally<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>He said it comes down to one phrase for him: \u201cIt\u2019s about focusing on American diplomacy abroad and our own dignity right here at home.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>He continued, \u201cI think a lot of people in this district, and even throughout our nation, feel like in this beautiful country, the richest nation in the history of humanity, we have been prioritizing corporate greed, the war machine, a billionaire class over the ordinary people, over us, and it\u2019s time for a leadership that\u2019s focused on our own personal everyday American prosperity.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>He shares this sentiment with his fellow Democratic candidates, state Sen. Nate Blouin, former Rep. Ben McAdams and Michael Farrell.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Mohamed winning the Democratic nomination at the state convention, the three other candidates will appear with him on the June primary ballot after qualifying through signature gathering.<\/p>\n<p>The candidate who wins the June primary will go up against Republican Riley Owen in the November general election.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Blouin called on Mohamed and Farrell to drop out so that progressive votes will consolidate around him after his campaign released a recent poll showing he and McAdams are the top two contenders in the state race.<\/p>\n<p>But Mohamed told the Deseret News he would not be backing out. In a public statement on X, he also said his win at the convention was a better \u201crepresentative sample\u201d compared to Blouin\u2019s \u201cnarrow sample of just 400 people.\u201d <\/p>\n<h3>Mohamed on Israel and foreign policy<\/h3>\n<p>Mohamed focused on the United States\u2019 relationship with Israel during Monday\u2019s editorial board meeting. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=987\">Who won the primary for California governor, LA mayor? Election results expected late<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The conversation began with the issue of foreign policy. Mohamed said he believes the U.S. should put in place an embargo on selling offensive and defensive weapons to Israel. <\/p>\n<p>When asked if the Jewish nation has a right to exist he responded, \u201dNations either exist or they don\u2019t exist. Rights belong to human beings.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>On whether or not Iran should be allowed to have a nuclear weapon, he replied, \u201cThe greatest thing that the United States of America and our government can do for our national security, for global security, and global stability is investing in diplomacy rather than exploitation, rather than supporting and being dragged into endless wars by a nation state who claims to be an ally,\u201d referring to Israel. <\/p>\n<p>He didn\u2019t want to respond directly to a question about whether it was OK if Iran acquires a nuclear weapon and eventually accused the question of being the real danger. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis rhetoric and this question itself is what the threat to the United States is,\u201d he said. Though he said he is against weapons of mass destruction, he added, \u201cI believe that every country would want something like that. I also believe that the way to invest in your national security fundamentally is creating positive relationships, creating a dynamic where you\u2019re not going out funding genocide, funding human rights violations, being dragged into wars.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mohamed said military conflicts drain resources that could otherwise be used to support everyday Americans and those seeking safety in the United States. He argued that American intervention overseas frequently worsens conditions in affected regions, fueling further unrest and migration.<\/p>\n<p>Before the conversation shifted away from Israel, Mohamed explicitly told the board that his stance on Israel and Gaza is what separates him most from his fellow Democratic candidates. He believes it will be a \u201cdecision-making issue\u201d for many voters. <\/p>\n<p>He left no ambiguity on his position with Israel, calling their actions in Gaza a genocide, where we\u2019ve seen \u201c70% to 80% of all civilian infrastructure has been wiped out,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>When asked if Hamas bears any of that responsibility, Mohamed said, \u201cWhat happened on October 7 was a war crime,\u201d but after making that acknowledgment, he consistently redirected the discussion back to Israel\u2019s conduct in Gaza rather than Hamas\u2019 actions. <\/p>\n<p>He described Zionism as a \u201ccolonial political ideology\u201d and linked it to the displacement of the Palestinians. <\/p>\n<p>He praised Utah Jews for Palestine and argued that Jewish Americans should not feel responsible for defending the actions of the Israeli government. 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