Muslim American leaders from six battleground states vowed to mobilise their communities against President Joe Biden’s reelection over his support of Israel’s bombardment of Gaza, but they have yet to settle on an alternative 2024 candidate, Reuters reports.

The states are among a handful that allowed Biden to win the 2020 election.

Opposition from their sizeable Muslim and Arab American communities could complicate the president’s path to Electoral College victory next year.

“We don’t have two options. We have many options,” Jaylani Hussein, director of Minnesota’s Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) chapter, said at a press conference in Dearborn, Michigan, when asked about Biden alternatives.

“We’re not supporting (former President Donald) Trump,” he said, adding that the Muslim community would decide how to interview other candidates.

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