Foreign Policy

The ‘Uncommitted’ Movement Grapples With Organizing Under Trump

Activists are still frustrated with Democrats over their handling of the war in Gaza, but many think the party offers their best chance of success.

Layla Elabed

Activist Layla Elabed said she and her colleagues meet twice a week to strategize. Jose Juarez/AP

By Tinashe Chingarande

January 13, 2025 01:11 PM

When pro-Palestine activists created the “uncommitted” movement, they had one goal: Pressure Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to call for a ceasefire in Gaza and enact an arms embargo on Israel.

It didn’t work. Harris lost, and many activists are disillusioned with the Democratic Party. But organizers are still largely trying to work within the party apparatus in the next two years.

Some feel they don’t have much of a choice.