Kamala Harris meets with Arab and Muslim American leaders in Michigan as frustrations boil over Middle East escalation

(CNN) —& Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to meet Friday with a group of Arab American and Muslim leaders in Flint, Michigan, according to three sources familiar with her plans, but frustration over the Harris campaign’s outreach efforts is boiling over amid& Israel’s recent escalations in Lebanon.The gathering comes as the Harris campaign works to garner support within the community in the face of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war that has expanded to a multifront conflict involving Iran, which launched& missiles at Israel this week, and Iranian-backed groups in Lebanon and Yemen.Michigan, which& Joe Biden& narrowly won in 2020, will be a crucial battleground again this November and is home to a large Arab American population.Emgage Action, an organization aimed at boosting the Muslim American vote, endorsed Harris last month while acknowledging “strong disappointment” with the Biden administration’s stance on Gaza. The leaders of Emgage Action are expected to participate in the meeting, according to one of the sources.CNN has reached out to the Harris campaign for comment about the meeting.Absent from the guest list were leaders of the “Uncommitted” movement, which sprung up during the Democratic primaries this year in opposition to the Biden administration’s policy on the war...