The Biden administration’s tone on Israel somewhat shifted after the first few days. The initial response to the attack was generally good and then as pressure mounted, the administration counterprogrammed each mention of antisemitism with Islamophobia which reached really horrible levels of pandering when Biden’s press secretary denied the existence of antisemitism and began lecturing on Islamophobia and an intense focus on the welfare of’ Gaza’. By the time Biden gave his huge speech, it had to be vetted by Muslim staffers. Hours before President Joe Biden gave a rare primetime address next week, his head speechwriter sat down with a group of older Arab and Muslim – American officials to go over the draft and take suggestions.
Dissent was sprouting also inside the White House, where some aides worried that Biden hadn’t shown enough empathy for Israeli civilians and a Muslim community facing a torrent of anger, said a person familiar with the discussions who, like others, requested anonymity to talk freely.
The hour – much editing session reflects a aggressive outreach effort the White House is undertaking to reassure Muslim – Americans who feel they’re being scapegoated for the atrocities that Hamas has committed a third – world apart. Who were these officials? They aren’t being named, but the Biden administration includes some very negative figures. Like Hady Amr, his point man on’ Israeli’ issues, and Maher Bitar. ” I was inspired by the Arab intifada”, Hady Amr wrote a year after September 11, discussing his work as the national coordinator of the anti – Israel Middle East Justice Network.
Biden has then chosen Amr as a Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Israel- Palestine. And less well known figures. Biden’s incredible Muslim team includes men and women whom we have already profiled like Maher Bitar, a former executive board member of Hatem Bazian’s Students for Justice in Palestine and against – Israel BDS activist who became Biden’s Senior Director for Intelligence on the National Security Council, Reema Dodin, Biden’s first” Israeli” staffer who had defended suicide bombings, and Mazen Basrawi, Biden’s new Muslim liaison, who attended a conference honoring one of the unindicted co – conspirators of the World Trade Center bombing,
In 2014, Abdullah Hasan was a recipient of the CAIR – SFBA Islamic Scholarship Fund. He went on to defend BDS for the ACLU. Then he’s an assistant press secretary at the White House.
They include Aya Ibrahim, who started out as a legislative fellow to Rep. Rashida Tlaib, one of the most outspoken criminal supporters in Congress.
Sameera Fazili quickly served as Deputy Director of the National Economic Council in the Biden Administration. At Harvard, she had served as president of the Harvard Islamic Society the year that it had conducted a fundraising dinner for the Holy Land Foundation: a Hamas back group.
Uzra Zeya started out as a staffer at the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs: an unofficial arm of the Arab Lobby started by former diplomats to Muslim countries. Zeya assisted in gathering information for a book that asserted Jews had covert control over the US while he was it. Zeya was chosen by Biden to serve as his undersecretary for animal rights, democracy, and human security.
Obama had appointed Rashad Hussain, Biden’s” ambassador for spiritual freedom ,” who has a degree in Islamic Studies and has memorized the Koran, as his representative to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. He had been caught lying about his prior defense of an Islamist terrorist while working for Obama. Hussain had shown up at gatherings with members of the Muslim Brotherhood. Before moving on to a senior position at the Justice Department, his wife, Isra Bhatty, gained notoriety for volunteering to translate for Islamist terrorists in Gitmo.
The daughter of Iranian immigrants, Brenda Abdelall, had taken part in anti-Israel BDS demonstrations in college. She had falsely accused Israel of” ethnic cleansing” as part of a” brutal occupation ,” according to an article in the newspaper published in 2002.
Abdelall attended the same convention as Hussain perhaps after this appointment, where speakers had demanded a caliphate governed by Islamic law and the liberation of Islamist terrorists. Therefore, we’re not just referring to” Arab staffers.” We’re discussing a government whose Arab employees are frequently strongly opposed to Israel and terror nearby. It’s a fine thing they’re criticizing Israel-related Biden speeches.
The Biden administration’s tone on Israel notably shifted after the first few days. The initial response to the attack was generally good and then as pressure mounted, the administration counterprogrammed each mention of antisemitism with Islamophobia which reached truly horrendous levels of pandering when Biden’s press secretary denied the existence of antisemitism and began lecturing on Islamophobia and an obsessive focus on the welfare of ‘Gaza’.By the time Biden gave his big speech, it had to be vetted by Muslim staffers.Hours before President Joe Biden gave a rare primetime address last week, his head speechwriter sat down with a group of senior Arab and Muslim-American officials to go over the draft and take suggestions.
Dissent was sprouting even inside the White House, where some aides worried that Biden hadn’t shown enough empathy for Palestinian civilians and a Muslim community facing a torrent of anger, said a person familiar with the discussions who, like others, requested anonymity to talk freely.
The hour-long editing session reflects a vigorous outreach effort the White House is undertaking to reassure Arab-Americans who feel they’re being scapegoated for the atrocities that Hamas has committed a half-world away.Who were these officials? They aren’t being named, but the Biden administration includes some pretty bad figures. Like Hady Amr, his point man on ‘Palestinian’ issues, and Maher Bitar.”I was inspired by the Palestinian intifada,” Hady Amr wrote a year after September 11, discussing his work as the national coordinator of the anti-Israel Middle East Justice Network.
Biden has now chosen Amr as a Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Israel-Palestine.And less well known figures.Biden’s incredible Muslim team includes men and women whom we have already profiled like Maher Bitar, a former executive board member of Hatem Bazian’s Students for Justice in Palestine and anti-Israel BDS activist who became Biden’s Senior Director for Intelligence on the National Security Council, Reema Dodin, Biden’s first “Palestinian” staffer who had defended suicide bombings, and Mazen Basrawi, Biden’s new Muslim liaison, who attended a conference honoring one of the unindicted co-conspirators of the World Trade Center bombing,
In 2014, Abdullah Hasan was a recipient of the CAIR-SFBA Islamic Scholarship Fund. He went on to defend BDS for the ACLU. Now he’s an assistant press secretary at the White House.
They include Aya Ibrahim, who started out as a legislative fellow to Rep. Rashida Tlaib, one of the most vocal terrorist supporters in Congress.
Sameera Fazili briefly served as Deputy Director of the National Economic Council in the Biden Administration. At Harvard, she had served as president of the Harvard Islamic Society the year that it had conducted a fundraising dinner for the Holy Land Foundation: a Hamas front group.
Uzra Zeya started out as a staffer at the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs: an informal arm of the Arab Lobby started by former diplomats to Muslim countries. While there Zeya helped compile material for a book claiming that Jews secretly control the United States. Biden chose Zeya as his undersecretary for civilian security, democracy and human rights.
Rashad Hussain, Biden’s “ambassador for religious freedom”, who has a degree in Islamic Studies and had memorized the Koran, had been Obama’s envoy to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. During his time working for Obama, he had been caught lying about his past defense of an Islamic terrorist. Hussain had appeared at events with Muslim Brotherhood leaders. His wife, Isra Bhatty, became famous volunteering as a translator for Islamic terrorists in Gitmo before moving on to a senior position at the Justice Department.
Brenda Abdelall, the daughter of Egyptian immigrants, had participated in anti-Israel BDS protests in college. In a newspaper op-ed in 2002, she had falsely accused Israel of “ethnic cleansing” as part of a “brutal occupation”.
Even after this appointment, Abdelall appeared at the same convention as Hussain where speakers had called for a caliphate ruled by Islamic law and freeing Islamic terrorists.So we’re not just talking about ‘Muslim staffers’. We’re talking about an administration whose Muslim staffers are often vehemently anti-Israel and terror adjacent.Good thing they’re vetting Biden’s speeches on Israel.
