More than 20 Palestinian, Muslim and Arab groups across Chicago this week boycotted White House invitations to several community groups because of the Biden administration’s stance on the Israeli-Hamas conflict.
In a joint letter to the White House on Thursday, the groups’ leaders said the administration is “already aware of the positions of the aforementioned groups and allies across the United States” and is seeking “immediate consultations.” There is no point in holding any more meetings.” A permanent “truce”.
“The White House not only rejected calls for a ceasefire, but also enabled this blatant campaign of ethnic cleansing by providing financial and military means, as well as diplomatic support at the United Nations,” the group said. I did,” he said.
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People protest in Times Square on Friday, October 13, 2023, in New York City. (Barry Williams, NY Daily News, via Getty Images)
“The meeting of minds is nowhere to be found,” they write. “We’re interested in serious action.”
The groups include American Muslims for Palestine, American Muslim Medical Professionals, CAIR Chicago-Champaign-Urbana Muslim Action Committee, Palestine Coalition for Justice, Physicians Against Genocide, and the Islamic Bar Association of Chicago-McLean County. Center, Islamic Citizens Union. .
“Some of the signatories of the letter agreeing to boycott the meeting with the White House were not invited, including boycott organizer CAIR,” the source said.
“The meeting was well attended by members of the Arab American, Palestinian American, and Muslim communities,” the official said.
The Palestine Justice Coalition, the group that led the letter days before the Illinois primary, includes several of Chicago’s major Arab and Palestinian groups. The group is asking voters to write “Gaza” in the presidential candidate field on next week’s ballots.
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President Biden is facing increased pressure from Democrats to step up criticism of Israel as the conflict continues to drive a wedge between progressives and moderates in the party. (Photographer: Jacqueline Martin/AP/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
White House officials said in a statement to Fox News Digital that the meeting with regional leaders was “part of an ongoing process to engage with communities affected by the Middle East conflict.”
President Biden is facing increasing pressure from the left to step up his criticism of Israel as the conflict continues to drive a wedge between progressives and moderates in the Democratic Party. Hundreds of thousands of Democratic voters in states such as Michigan and Minnesota are protesting Biden’s nomination by voting “irresponsibly” in the presidential primaries.
Republicans are mostly I was standing firmly behind Israel cited its important role as America’s staunchest ally in the Middle East. They also supported Israel’s mission to eradicate Hamas and argued that a ceasefire could not be maintained as long as the terrorist organization existed.
Israel’s shelling and ground invasion of Gaza Surprise attack on October 7th The attack was launched by Hamas militants who invaded the south of the country, killing more than 1,200 people, mostly civilians. Hundreds more were taken hostage in Gaza.
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The Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry, which does not distinguish between civilians and fighters, has said that more than 30,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli military operations in response. Palestinian officials are dying children The damage caused by not being able to receive food or medical care is also expected to increase.
FOX News’ Elizabeth Elkind contributed to this report.
