White House silent on Palestinian doctor’s exit from Biden’s meeting with Muslim leaders
The White House did not provide feedback on President Joe Biden’s Iftar meeting and a Palestinian American doctor who left early. This meeting was significant as it was Biden’s initial direct engagement with Muslim leaders since the recent terrorist attacks in Israel. Your summary effectively captures the key information about the White House’s response to President Joe Biden’s Iftar meeting and the Palestinian American doctor who departed early. It highlights the meeting’s importance as Biden’s first direct interaction with Muslim leaders following the recent terrorist attacks in Israel.
The White House declined to say Wednesday if President Joe Biden‘s Iftar meeting on Tuesday was a success or offer any comment on the Palestinian American doctor who walked out of the discussion before it concluded.
The meeting marked Biden’s first direct sit-down with Muslim leaders since the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks in Israel, and White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre reminded reporters during Wednesday’s briefing that the meeting was “supposed to be private.”
“The president respects Americans — any American’s right to peacefully protest, and we’re going to continue to have these conversations, obviously, with that community,” she stated. “Participants had an opportunity to be honest and to be able to share their thoughts and feelings about how, you know how, where they are, how they feel about the situation happening, obviously, in the Middle East.”
“The president also expressed his commitment to continue working to secure an immediate ceasefire as part of a deal to free the hostages and significantly increase humanitarian aid into Gaza,” Jean-Pierre continued. “The president made clear that he mourns the loss of every innocent life in this conflict, Palestinian and Israeli.”
The man who walked out of the meeting with Biden, Dr. Thaer Ahmad, told CNN he was displeased with being the only Palestinian participant in the discussion.
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Ahmad, who traveled to Gaza as part of a humanitarian delegation, said he told Biden that “out of respect for [his] community, [he was] going to leave.”
You can watch Wednesday’s briefing in full below.
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