Jewish leaders were told the administration was 'moving heaven and earth' to get military assistance to Israel as quickly as possible.
President Biden, second gentleman Doug Emhoff and other officials convened a closed-door roundtable meeting with more than two dozen Jewish community leaders to offer support and discuss what the administration is doing in the wake of Saturday'sspark concerns about a possible surge in hate crimes against Jews and Muslims in the U.S.
Sullivan also highlighted that one of the administration's goals is to get the Arab world to publicly and diplomatically disassociate the Palestinian people from Hamas, according to two of the sources.actionable tips for addressing antisemitism in the U.S., including who to contact at the FBI.
Some Jewish communal organizations also emphasized the need for Jews in the U.S. to head home to Israel and asked specifically for private charter tickets to remain an option — a request that administration officials seemed to be open to.There were a lot of misty eyes in the two-hour meeting that several attendees described as filled with humanity.
When Biden addressed the issues of the hostages that Hamas is holding in Gaza, he paused at one point to ask Sheila Katz, CEO of the National Council of Jewish Women, who was visibly upset, "Are you okay, kiddo?"
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