At a campaign rally in East Lansing, Michigan, Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic candidate for Tuesday's presidential election, spoke about the Israeli war on Gaza at the beginning of her speech, in her last appearance in the crucial state before the start of voting, seeking to attract Arab and Muslim voters.

Michigan is one of the seven crucial states, and is also the state with the largest number of Arab and Muslim voters, which the two candidates, Democrat Harris and Republican Donald Trump, are trying to attract to their camp.

“We are joined today by leaders of the Arab American community, which has deep and proud roots here in Michigan,” Harris said. “I want to say that this has been a difficult year, given the scale of death and destruction in Gaza and given the civilian casualties and displacement in Lebanon, it is devastating.”

“As president, I will do everything in my power to end the war in Gaza, bring the hostages home, end the suffering in Gaza, ensure Israel’s security and ensure the Palestinian people’s ability to realize their right to dignity, freedom, security and self-determination,” she added.

Harris said she would also work to find a "diplomatic solution across the border between Israel and Lebanon to protect civilians and provide lasting stability."

After talking about the war in Gaza, Harris stuck to her usual campaign rhetoric. Her lines on reproductive rights and abortion received the most applause and cheers from the crowd, which was filled with younger voters.

As the race for the White House approaches, and the Israeli war on Gaza and Lebanon continues, Arab and Muslim circles in the United States continue to discuss the comparison between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, as well as the usefulness of voting for one of the “third party” candidates.

Perhaps this is the first time that large numbers of Arabs and Muslims have abstained from voting (by a majority) for the Democratic presidential candidate, or voting for a third party in the crucial state of Michigan, while most of them consider Trump a threat to democracy.

Opinion polls indicate that Arab and Muslim American voters are increasingly voting for third parties, even though they have often voted for Democratic candidates in the past.

The latest poll by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), released Friday, four days before the election, found that 42 percent of Muslim voters favor Stein, 41 percent support Vice President Harris, 10 percent support the former president, 1 percent support Libertarian candidate Chase Oliver, and only 5 percent do not plan to vote.

A poll conducted by the organization in late August showed that 29.4 percent of Muslims supported Harris, while Stein received a very close percentage of 29.1 percent.

The organization estimates the number of Muslim voters at about 2.5 million, considering that they are in a position to once again play a decisive role in shaping the American political landscape, especially with their large presence in key swing states.

Support for Stein, a Jewish American, has grown among Arab and Muslim American voters in key competitive states, such as Michigan, Arizona and Wisconsin.

Stein is seeking the support of these groups, whose most important demands are to stop the Israeli war on Gaza. During her election campaign, Stein called for a permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and an immediate ban on the transfer of American weapons to Israel.

It is noteworthy that if Stein obtains five percent of the votes in the presidential elections, she will guarantee that she will receive government support that will help her participate politically more effectively in the future.

Polls predict Stein will get about 1 percent of the vote, a small percentage, but experts expect it to have a big impact on the results of the two major party candidates, Harris and Trump, who are nearly tied in most polls.

Trump and Harris are competing to win the support of Arab-American, Muslim-American and Jewish voters, especially in swing states such as Michigan and Pennsylvania.