October 27, 2023

Muslim leaders urged President Joe Biden to back a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas during a closed-door White House meeting and criticized him over comments he made this week about the Palestinian death count, according to three people who attended.

The private discussion Thursday afternoon, which included a small group of civic, elected and religious officials, took place amid growing fury in Muslim and Arab American communities over how Biden has handled the Israel-Hamas war.

And, while it was a respectful conversation that left some in the room hopeful, it also reflected those frustrations.

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