Angry Over Gaza, Chicago Palestinian Leaders Refuse To Meet With White House Officials

By Marybel Gonzalez, CBS Chicago

March 15, 2024

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A group of Palestinian leaders and businesspeople has refused to meet with senior White House officials in Chicago, over concerns about the Israel-Hamas War.

This is not the first time activists have refused such a meeting. A similar protest took place in Southeast Michigan – which, like the Chicago area, has a significant Arab-American population.

"Can you at least stop the killing of our brothers and sisters in Gaza, and then we can meet? Can you at least do that part?" said Tarek Khalil of American Muslims for Palestine. "If you aren't willing to meet me there, what is there to talk about?"

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