US President Joe Biden’s bitter relationship with Muslim and Arab-American leaders is not normalizing despite the decision not to give arms to Israel. Biden has put new pressure on Israel to end the Gaza war. But Muslim leaders in the United States say he is too late to make this decision.
Leaders say Biden must withdraw from the Gaza war, not just a disarmament. On the other hand, White House officials have stepped up to normalize relations with Muslims. Because, this is the year of the American presidential election.
Recently, Biden suspended the shipment of 3,500 bombs to Israel. At the same time, he has made it clear that he will not support the ground attack in Rafah city in the south of Gaza. These two decisions marked a major shift in US policy. Any such decision by the Biden administration is something Arab-American and Muslim leaders have been demanding for months.
Biden made that long-awaited decision right; But by that time, almost 35,000 innocent people have died in Gaza in the barbaric Israeli attacks of the last 7 months. Almost half of them are children.
White House officials are trying to convince Muslim leaders that since the war began, they have worked with various parties, including Israel, Hamas, to end the war.
Abbas Alawih, one of the leaders of the protest-vote movement against Biden that started in Michigan this year, said, “This declaration of Biden is insufficient. He has to stand against this war. Only then will it be significant.’
White House spokesman Andrew Bates said, “We recognize that this incident is painful for many communities. That’s why the president is working on a hostage deal. This will immediately lead to a durable ceasefire.
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken is also planning to meet prominent Arab-American leaders.
