Ahmed Moor, a Gaza-born writer and member of the Democratic Socialists of America, launched a 2028 primary challenge to Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., on Monday.
Moor, 42, of West Philadelphia, is the first candidate to enter the race for Fetterman’s seat and has never held elected office beyond a stint as a Philadelphia Democratic committeeperson, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported.
“I’m running to end the war in Iran and to promote the dignity agenda: free healthcare, free childcare, and affordable housing,” Moor wrote on X, Fox News reported. “I’m calling for accountability for genocide, for ICE and for corruption.”
Fetterman has not said whether he will seek a second term. Fox News Digital said it reached out to his office for comment.
Moor told the Inquirer he isn’t running against Fetterman so much as “for good government” and “the rule of law.” He supports cutting off U.S. military aid to Israel and imposing sanctions until Palestinians “have equal rights in that country,” the Inquirer reported.
He said he would back a bill modeled on the 1986 Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act, which sanctioned South Africa. “We just need to copy and paste the legislation,” Moor told the paper.
Born in Rafah, Moor moved to Philadelphia as a child. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, earned a public policy master’s degree from Harvard, worked in finance in New York and later ran a lending business in Jordan.
He joined the Philadelphia chapter of the DSA after the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel, according to the Inquirer, and has hired a finance director who has worked for Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Cori Bush.
The Washington Free Beacon reported that Moor has written op-eds that described Hezbollah as a “legitimate political party” and said many Palestinians view Hamas and Islamic Jihad as committed to their right to self-defense.
The Free Beacon also said Moor sits on the advisory board of the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights, which it described as the fiscal sponsor of a boycott committee whose members include Hamas.
Moor cited Michigan Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed, who won his primary running to the left on Israel, as an inspiration, according to the Free Beacon. He acknowledged to the Inquirer that he faces an “uphill battle.”
Fetterman has angered many Democrats with his strong support for Israel and his votes with Republicans. The Guardian reported that Democrats’ new Senate majority of at least 54 seats makes his vote less likely to be decisive.
Rep. Chris Deluzio has been building a statewide network as he weighs a run, the Inquirer reported, while Rep. Brendan Boyle said he will stay in the House.
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