Ahmed Moor, on November 9, announced he's running for the US Senate seat currently held by John Fetterman. Moor, a Palestinian American born in Gaza, who lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, became the first Democrat to announce the challenge to Fetterman.
Though Fetterman remains a Democrat, he's aligned with Republicans on several issues, in a worrying move for the party. Moor, announcing his intent to challenge Fetterman, called for, “accountability for genocide, for ICE, and for corruption.”
He wrote, “My name is Ahmed Moor and I’m running for US Senate here in PA (election 2028). I’m running to end the war in Iran and to promote the dignity agenda: free healthcare, free childcare, and affordable housing,” and added on X, “I’m calling for accountability for genocide, for ICE and for corruption. And finally, for the protection of our civil liberties in America.”
Who is Ahmed Moor?
Moor war born in Gaza, but has lived most of his life in Philadelphia, as per his campaign website. He has had a journalism career, with bylines appearing in the Los Angeles Times and The Huffington Post. Moor's site also noted that his family now lives in West Philadelphia.
Moor's site notes, “A few years ago my birthplace was turned to rubble in a genocide funded by our tax dollars, with the support of politicians on both sides of the aisle who can't find money for transit or removing asbestos from our schools.”
{{/usCountry}}Moor's site notes, “A few years ago my birthplace was turned to rubble in a genocide funded by our tax dollars, with the support of politicians on both sides of the aisle who can't find money for transit or removing asbestos from our schools.”
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Some other key aspects of his campaign appear to be “affordability, dignity, and anti-corruption,” as per his site. The announcement to run in 2028 came less than a week after the midterm elections.
Many other Democrats are also expected to throw their hat into the ring Fetterman's seat, so it remains to be seen if Moor emerges victorious among them. He's co-authored a book titled After Zionism: One State for Israel and Palestine, which reportedly brings thinkers on the Middle East to dissect the conflict that has been going on for about a century.
Moor, in a 2025 op-ed published by The Guardian, said, “For me, and many others, the fundamental injustice of the establishment of the state of Israel – which occurred through massive, deliberate and purposeful ethnic cleansing designed to create a Jewish majority in historic Palestine – meant that Israel never really attained moral legitimacy among Palestinians.”
John Fetterman's view on Gaza
Moor could run against Fetterman, who has not yet announced intentions to run for Senate again in 2028. However, the incumbent has been a vocal supporter of Israel and it's push to eliminate the Hamas from Gaza.