SOURCE :- SIASAT NEWS
Social media platform X suspended the campaign account of Palestinian American writer Ahmed Moor on Thursday, November 12, just days after he announced his intention to contest the 2028 US Senate election in Pennsylvania.
Moor revealed the suspension through his personal X account, sharing a screenshot of the notice displayed on his campaign account, @moorforpa.
“FRIENDS! It’s official! We’re a threat,” Moor wrote. He urged supporters to share his posts and contribute to his campaign to keep it moving forward.
Who is Ahmed Moor?
Moor, a 42-year-old Palestinian American writer and businessman, was born in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip.
According to his biography on the Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans website, he moved with his family to Sudan, Sierra Leone, Haiti and Nepal before settling in the United States.
His father worked for the American Friends Service Committee, a social justice organisation founded by Quakers. The family later returned to the region and lived in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank for three years before leaving in 2000.
Moor graduated with a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Pennsylvania in 2006. He later earned a master’s degree in public policy from Harvard University in 2013 after receiving the Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship, which supports immigrants and children of immigrants pursuing postgraduate education.
In 2013, he founded a digital lending company in Jordan, where he previously served as chief executive officer. He later returned to Philadelphia, where he lives with his wife and three children, according to his Senate campaign website.
Moor has written for publications including The Washington Post, The Guardian and the Los Angeles Times. He also co-edited the book After Zionism: One State for Israel and Palestine.
What are Ahmed Moor’s campaign priorities?
Moor announced his Senate bid in a post on X on Monday, November 9, saying he would challenge Fetterman in the Democratic primary.
“I’m running to end the war in Iran and to promote the dignity agenda: free healthcare, free childcare, and affordable housing,” he wrote.
He also called for accountability over genocide, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and corruption, as well as protection of civil liberties in the country.
Fetterman, whose strong support for Israel has drawn criticism from some progressive Democrats, has not announced whether he intends to seek another term.
While 35 Senate seats were contested in the 2026 midterm elections, 34 will be up for election in 2028, alongside the US presidential election.
SOURCE : SIASAT
