Biden Officials to Meet Palestinians in Chicago amid Wave of Antisemitism

White House officials reportedly plan to meet with members of the Arab, Muslim and Palestinian immigrant communities in Chicago on Thursday, but did not comment on the city’s recent wave of anti-Semitism.

CNN report:

White House officials plan to meet with Arab, Muslim and Palestinian American community leaders in Chicago on Thursday, as President Joe Biden continues to grapple with anger and concern across the country, officials said on Thursday. Multiple sources familiar with the matter told CNN. War between Israel and Hamas.

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According to sources, those expected to attend the meeting include: Tom Perez, director of the White House’s Office of Intergovernmental Affairs; Steve Benjamin, White House Director of Public Engagement; Mazen Basrawi, White House liaison to the Muslim American community. Curtis Reed, chief of staff at the National Security Council. Assistant to Dan Coe and Jamie Citron.

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Vivian Khalaf, director of the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund, told CNN she was invited to a meeting with White House officials on Thursday but declined to attend. She made it clear in the interview that she was deeply dissatisfied with the Biden administration’s response to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

The White House would not comment on the outbreak of anti-Semitism in Chicago, the latest sign of which was the cancellation of a concert by Jewish musician Matisyahu due to “threat of protest” at the House of Blues. .