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Activists slam Biden administration ahead of key meeting with Arab and Muslim leaders
A large collection of activist groups in the greater Chicago area sent a harshly critical letter to the White House ahead of a meeting between officials in US President Joe Biden's administration and Arab and Muslim leaders.

There is no point in more meetings. The White House already knows the position of the aforementioned groups and our allies across the nation, the letter states.

The signees demanded an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and said a meeting "would only act to whitewash months of White House inaction followed by meek handouts."
"We are interested in serious action," the activists said.
A few dozen coalitions and community leaders signed the letter. Tarek Khalil, an attorney and board member with American Muslims for Palestine-Chicago, was among those who spearheaded the letter. Khalil was not personally invited to the White House meeting, but suggested a good portion of the signatories were.
It was not immediately clear who would be represented at the meeting, and the White House declined to provide a list of attendees.

You cannot play firefighter and arsonist at the same time, Khalil said of the US policy on the conflict.

A White House official did not directly address the letter when asked for comment. The White House has declined to provide a list of attendees at the meeting.