The White House claimed Tuesday that it was taking recent conversations with Arab American community leaders into consideration and attempting to “adjust” its response to Israel’s war in Gaza.
President Joe Biden has noticeably softened his absolute support for Israel’s offensive in recent months as civilian casualties continue to stack, and administration officials, including the president himself, have shown optimism toward brokering a new, six-week ceasefire in the fighting.
Still, Biden has hemorrhaged support from Arab and Muslim Americans since October, with some Arab Americans saying they will not vote for Biden until a ceasefire is reached. Senior administration officials traveled to Dearborn, Michigan, earlier in February to meet with community leaders ahead of the state’s 2024 Democratic primary on Tuesday.
“We take these conversations very seriously, and without getting into specific details or disclosing some of the
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