{"id":2211857,"date":"2024-04-02T22:00:01","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T02:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-was-forced-to-scale-back-scope-of-ramadan-event-after-pushback-from-muslim-leaders\/"},"modified":"2024-04-02T22:00:30","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T02:00:30","slug":"biden-was-forced-to-scale-back-scope-of-ramadan-event-after-pushback-from-muslim-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-was-forced-to-scale-back-scope-of-ramadan-event-after-pushback-from-muslim-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden had to reduce the size of the Ramadan event due to objections from Muslim leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-was-forced-to-scale-back-scope-of-ramadan-event-after-pushback-from-muslim-leaders%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2211857&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President\u2063 Joe Biden faced objections\u200c from \u2064Muslim leaders over his Gaza policy, leading to a\u200b downsized Ramadan event. Although \u2063initially anticipated \u200dto be more elaborate, \u2063feedback from community leaders prompted a format change to a policy-focused meeting. Some \u200ddeclined the\u200d invitation due to concerns over U.S. aid to Israel, citing severe\u200c humanitarian repercussions \u2064in Gaza. President Joe Biden encountered opposition from\u2064 Muslim leaders regarding his Gaza policy, resulting\u200b in a scaled-down Ramadan event. Originally planned as a larger gathering, input from community leaders influenced a shift to a meeting focused on policy. \u200bSeveral declined the invite amid worries about U.S. aid to\u200c Israel and its impact on humanitarian conditions in \u200dGaza.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Biden\">Joe Biden<\/a> scaled back a planned Ramadan event after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/muslims\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Muslim\">Muslim<\/a> leaders expressed their dissatisfaction over his stance on the war in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>Biden met with some Muslim leaders and then held a small dinner with some Muslims in his administration, <em>Reuters<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/white-house-hosts-muted-ramadan-event-bidens-israel-policy-draws-anger-2024-04-02\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"reported\">reported<\/a>. While the event was expected to be a larger affair, such as in years past, the White House told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that it gave community leaders the option to choose the format, and the consensus was a working meeting on policy.<\/p>\n<p>One Muslim advocacy group, Emgage Action, told the news outlet it declined Biden\u2019s invitation, citing \u201ccontinued unconditional military aid to Israel,\u201d which has led to a \u201chumanitarian catastrophe of epic proportions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The White House confirmed that some individuals, including those from <a href=\"https:\/\/emgageaction.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Emgage Action<\/a>, declined to go to the event but that the number was small.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to Emgage Action for further comment.<\/p>\n<p>A person familiar with the meeting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/04\/02\/politics\/white-house-ramadan-meeting?cid=ios_app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"told\">told<\/a> CNN that many Muslim leaders felt a dinner with Biden would be inappropriate given the lack of food for Palestinians in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was a significant amount of pushback from attendees that it would be inappropriate to raise the humanitarian crisis in Gaza over dinner,\u201d\u00a0they said.\u00a0\u201cThere\u2019s a famine in Gaza; 23 children have died from starvation in northern Gaza. I don\u2019t think anybody would be comfortable sharing those stories and images over dinner.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier on Tuesday, the White House pushed back on reports that the dinner would be scaled back, saying that Biden was following the community\u2019s wishes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was actually a request from members of the community. This is what they wanted,\u201d White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/2949065\/biden-hosting-muslim-leaders-white-house-meeting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"told\">told<\/a> reporters during a Tuesday press briefing. \u201cThey wanted a working group meeting. They wanted it to be private.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The episode reflects Biden\u2019s plummeting favorability among Muslims, who make up a sizable part of his voting base in several key swing states. Many are threatening to withhold their vote from him in November if he doesn\u2019t change course on the war.<\/p>\n<p>Outrage over Israel\u2019s actions in its war against Hamas spiked on Monday when seven international aid workers were killed in Israeli airstrikes. Biden released a statement denouncing the attack, urging a swift investigation into the matter, and saying that Israel hasn\u2019t been doing enough to protect civilians.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIncidents like yesterday\u2019s simply should not happen,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>I am outraged and heartbroken by the deaths of seven humanitarian workers from World Central Kitchen, including one American, in Gaza yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>Incidents like yesterday\u2019s simply should not happen.<\/p>\n<p>Here is my full statement. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Nl2jq8wqTt\">pic.twitter.com\/Nl2jq8wqTt<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 President Biden (@POTUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS\/status\/1775316042367094888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Total casualty figures in the Israel-Hamas war are controversial, but the number of deaths in Gaza is believed to be in the tens of thousands. Around 1,200 Israelis were killed in the Oct. 7 Hamas attack that ignited the war.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden downsized a scheduled Ramadan event following Muslim leaders&#8217; discontent with his Gaza conflict position. Reuters reported Biden&#8217;s meeting with Muslim leaders and a subsequent small dinner with Muslim members of his administration. 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