The leaders cited Biden's response to the Israel-Hamas war in their refusal.
Protesters shout slogans as they wave Palestinian flags during a rally supporting the Palestinian people outside the building housing the U.N. representative office in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. Leaders of several American Muslim and Palestinian-American civil rights groups on Thursday refused a Chicago meeting with White House officials.
“We believe another meeting would only act to whitewash months of White House inaction followed by meek handouts,” they wrote. “We are interested in serious action.” “Offering a belated trickle of aid, whether air drops or temporary piers, to captive Palestinian civilians who continue to be shot like fish in a barrel, but remaining unwilling or unable to cease the killing is like dishing out Band-Aids with one hand, while wielding an axe with the other,” the letter continues. “Poll after poll shows that a clear majority of the American public supports a ceasefire, taking issue with the inaction of the White House and Congress.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., appeared to lose her cool this month after a group of pro-Palestinian hecklers demanded she accuse Israel of causing a genocide in Gaza.Jackson Walker on X at @_jlwalker_ for the latest trending national news. Have a news tip? Send it to [email protected].
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