(Detroit News) The organizer of a planned meeting between President Joe Biden’s campaign manager and a group of Arab and Muslim American leaders in Dearborn said it was canceled Friday after some in the wider community objected to the gathering amid fury over Biden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war.
Some Arab American political leaders from Metro Detroit who are Democrats flatly rejected any overtures from the Biden campaign until the president advocates for Israel to cease its military assault on Gaza.
Assad Turfe, who was coordinating the sit-down of Arab leaders and officials with Biden’s campaign in Dearborn, said he made the decision to cancel Friday afternoon’s group meeting “in the best interest of the community.”
