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Muslim American leaders, in private meeting, tell Biden he needs to show more empathy toward Palestinians
CNN ^ | Fri October 27, 2023 | Kevin Liptak and Khalil Abdallah

Posted on 10/28/2023 3:03:34 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican

Muslim-American leaders told President Joe Biden in a small private meeting Thursday he and his administration needed to show more empathy toward Palestinian lives and pushed back on his comment this week casting doubt on civilian death figures in Gaza provided by the health ministry there, according to two of the attendees.

The meeting, described as frank and productive, also included calls for a ceasefire in Gaza. It came amid frustrations in the community over the White House’s handling of the conflict between Israel and Hamas.

The president was receptive to the group’s concerns and sought to clarify his comment about the death toll, saying that he was trying to draw a distinction between Hamas and the Palestinian people, according to the attendees who spoke to CNN. Attendees left believing their message was taken to heart.

Since the conflict began earlier this month, Biden and his administration have faced harsh criticism from Muslim-Americans for how they have handled the crisis in the Middle East, including accusations of demonstrating less empathy for Palestinians than for Israelis. Some groups, many of whom led door-to-door voting campaigns for Biden in 2020, have warned the approach could become a political liability for the president as he seeks reelection.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Hamas; Israel; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bombsaway; fjb; palestinkians; war
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To: escapefromboston

Who, exactly are these Muslim-American “leaders”?


21 posted on 10/28/2023 6:15:48 PM PDT by dandiegirl (BOBBY m)
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To: MinorityRepublican

you’ll get as much as you gave the Jews...


22 posted on 10/28/2023 7:03:46 PM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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To: simpson96

Release Sirhan Sirhan!


23 posted on 10/28/2023 7:22:52 PM PDT by Does so ( 🇺🇦...................."Who is Ray Epps?" should be overstamped on every piece of currency.)
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To: dandiegirl

Farrakhan for 1.


24 posted on 10/28/2023 7:48:59 PM PDT by DownInFlames (p)
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To: escapefromboston
Know Islam, No Peace!

No Islam, Know Peace!

25 posted on 10/28/2023 8:01:53 PM PDT by Taxman ((SAVE AMERICA! VOTE REPUBLICAN IN 2023 AND 2024!))
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To: MinorityRepublican

They know they’re working with a meat puppet. Hopefully their wormy words will go in one ear and out another, due to dementia.


26 posted on 10/28/2023 8:50:48 PM PDT by EinNYC
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To: MinorityRepublican

Translation: The boss (Satan) is getting pissed. Better wise up or else. Must sacrifice a baby or two as penance.


27 posted on 10/28/2023 9:25:19 PM PDT by Some Fat Guy in L.A. (Still bitterly clinging to rational thought despite its unfashionability)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Diversity...

The Devil is in the details.


28 posted on 10/28/2023 11:02:10 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (I pledge allegiance to the flag of the USofA & to the Constitutional REPUBLIC for which it stands.)
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To: escapefromboston

No

Marxist American

Too


29 posted on 10/28/2023 11:14:14 PM PDT by Firehath (Quackery - An irrelevant simplification / undetected Complex problem - attacking symptoms)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Muslim-American leaders told President Franklin Roosevelt in a small private meeting Thursday he and his administration needed to show more empathy toward Nazi lives ....


30 posted on 10/28/2023 11:55:24 PM PDT by Nateman (If Mohammad was not the Anti Christ Mad Moe definitely comes in as a Strong second.)
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To: MinorityRepublican; All

Thanks for posting. Comments BUMP!


31 posted on 10/29/2023 5:45:27 AM PDT by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization?)
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To: MinorityRepublican

The war is not about Islam. The war is about money. The money is the land

Islam ahs not really supported Hamas this go round


32 posted on 10/29/2023 5:48:49 AM PDT by bert ( (KWE. NP. N.C. +12) Joe Biden is a kleptocrat)
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