(Politico) More than three dozen Arab, Muslim and Palestinian-American leaders blasted a White House effort to meet with community organizations in Chicago over the administration’s position on the Israel-Hamas conflict.
In a joint letter addressed to the White House, the groups criticized the outreach as a bid to “whitewash months of White House inaction,” arguing there was no point in agreeing to more meetings until President Joe Biden changes his approach to the conflict.
“We are interested in serious action,” the letter sent to the White House and obtained by POLITICO said. “That is what history will judge us by, not more token meetings when every day is of the essence.”
While some leaders still planned to meet with White House officials, several people involved with the letter confirmed they had declined the invitation to the White House meeting.
