The White House canceled a planned Ramadan dinner after Muslim American leaders refused to attend due to the Biden administration's support for arming Israel. Instead, Biden held a scaled-back meeting with Muslim American community figures, which was met with protests. Dr. Thaer Ahmad, a Palestinian American physician, walked out of the meeting after delivering a letter from an orphaned Palestinian girl. Ahmad warned Biden about the potential bloodshed and is a board member for MedGlobal, having recently volunteered in Gaza.
This week the White House canceled a planned Ramadan dinner after many Muslim American leaders refused to attend as the Biden administration indicates it plans to continue arming Israel . Instead, Biden held a scaled-back meeting Tuesday with Muslim American community figures. The curtailed meeting was itself met with protests, including from Palestinian American emergency room physician Dr.
Thaer Ahmad, who walked out after handing Biden a letter from an 8-year-old orphaned Palestinian girl named Hadeel that read, “I beg you, President Biden, stop them from entering Rafah.” Ahmad tells that he also told Biden, “Make no mistake about it. It’s going to be a bloodbath,” before walking out. Ahmad is a board member for MedGlobal who recently spent three weeks in Gaza volunteering at Nasser Hospital in Khan Youni
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