People protest in Times Square on Friday, Oct. 13, 2023 in New York City. (Barry Williams for NY Daily News via Getty Images)
"A meeting of the minds is nowhere in sight," they wrote. "We are interested in serious action."
Some of the groups include the American Muslims for Palestine, American Muslim Health Professionals, CAIR Chicago Champaign-Urbana Muslim Action Committee, Coalition for Justice in Palestine, Doctors Against Genocide, Islamic Center of McLean County Muslim Bar Association of Chicago and the Muslim Civic Coalition.
According to a source familiar, "several of the letter signees who agreed to boycott meetings with the White House were not invited — including CAIR — the organizer of the boycott."
"The meetings were well attended by members of Arab American, Palestinian American and Muslim communities," the source said.
The Coalition for Justice in Palestine — the group that led the letter just days before the Illinois primary — includes several of Chicago's main Arab and Palestinian groups. The group is urging voters to write in "Gaza" under the option for the president on the ballot next week.
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An "All Eyes On Palestine" poster on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023. (Getty Images)
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The Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry, which does not distinguish between civilians and fighters, has said that more than 30,000 Palestinians have been killed so far in Israel’s responding military campaign. Palestinian officials have warned that the number of children who are dying due to being unable to access food or medical care is also expected to increase.
Fox News' Elizabeth Elkind contributed to this report.
Jamie Joseph is a writer who covers politics. She leads Fox News Digital coverage of the Senate.
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