President Biden has established the first-ever national strategy to fight Islamophobia after his support of Israel in its war against Hamas sparked outrage in the Democratic Party.
President Joe Biden listens as he and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu participate in an expanded bilateral meeting with Israeli and U.S. government officials, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Tel Aviv. **FILE**officials also met with Muslim and Arab American leaders to talk about how they can be more supportive of their communities.
“First and foremost, we need a cease-fire. The American Muslim community will accept nothing less,” the group said in a statement.‘s anti-Islamophobia initiative came on the heels of FBI Director Christopher Wray testifying on Capitol Hill that despite being just 2.4% of the American population, Jewish Americans account for roughly 60% of all religious-based hate crimes.
Under the plan, the Justice Department and Homeland Security will partner to track antisemitic rhetoric and provide federal resources to schools, while the Education Department will host webinars on how to file hate crime reports.press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre last week was forced to backtrack after she deflected a question about an uptick in attacks on Jewish Americans by condemning hate crimes against Muslims. She was roundly criticized for dodging the antisemitism issue.
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