A Palestinian American doctor who has volunteered in Gaza walked out of a meeting with President Joe Biden this week. The protest by Thaer Ahmad came during a conversation arranged by the White House to hear concerns from the Muslim community about the war between Israel and Hamas.
Demonstrators rally in support of Palestinians, Tuesday, April 2, 2024, at Lafayette Park across from the White House in Washington,. Protesters pray during a demonstration in support of Palestinians, Tuesday, April 2, 2024, at Lafayette Park across from the White House in Washington,. President Joe Biden speaks about lowering health care costs in the Indian Treaty Room at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington, Wednesday, April 3, 2024.
Before leaving, Ahmad presented the president with a letter from an orphaned 8-year-old girl in Rafah, a city that Israel plans to target next. He included a photo.“He said, ‘I understand,’” the doctor recalled. “There’s a change in the rhetoric,” Ahmad said. “But concrete actions, we have not seen a significant change.”
She was circumspect when asked about Tuesday’s meeting, saying the conversation was private. Pressed on Biden’s reaction to Ahmad’s decision to walk out, she said the president “respects their freedom to peacefully protest.”
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