Stein, the presumptive Green Party nominee, revealed her decision during the party’s virtual convention on Friday, one day before she is expected to formally accept the party’s nomination for president.
Stein said she chose Ware, a Muslim and professor at the University of California-Santa Barbara specializing in African and Muslim diaspora, because she wanted someone who could support her criticisms of Israel’s war in Gaza.
“We had wonderful candidates, but because we have always centered genocide, we really wanted a leading voice who is very directly connected with the genocide,” Stein said.
Stein said she only met Ware earlier this week as she solicited a wide-ranging search for candidates who could support her campaign’s message on its core issue. Ware and Stein spoke in a live-streamed interview on Instagram on Monday.
Ware has sharply criticized Israel’s military campaign in Gaza in social media posts and interviews, and he has attacked President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris for supporting Israel’s effort.
