In a call with Andrew Miller, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Israeli-Palestinian Affairs, on Monday, leaders of the Palestinian, Arab and Islamic community criticized the administration of US President Joe Biden “for being insensitive and even reckless in its rhetoric after the Hamas attack on Israel last week,” which puts the community in the circle of being targeted by Before racist extremists, according to what was published by the American newspaper Politico on Wednesday.

“The discussion was a frank expression of concerns about the conduct of President (Biden) and his team. It came at a particularly sensitive time: in the wake of the fatal stabbing of a 6-year-old Palestinian-American child in the Chicago area, which authorities described as “It is a hate crime,” according to Politico.

The newspaper said that in a call on Monday, (which was first reported by Politico), Zaha Hassan, a human rights lawyer, addressed what she believed was the Biden administration’s problematic language, noting that: “At a press conference last week, a State Department spokesperson declined to say specifically Directed that Israel should stop cutting off medicine, water and humanitarian aid to the Palestinians, although he said he expected Israel to abide by international law.

“He gave the impression that it was okay to do this to Palestinians because they are Palestinians,” she said in the call. "This is inhumane, and it opens the door for people to think that some things are okay because they must be bad people. They must be terrorists."

Also on the call, Warren David, president of Arab America, told Andrew Miller, deputy assistant secretary of state for Israeli-Palestinian affairs, that his members were “angry — outraged — to say the least about the rhetoric coming out of the Arabs.” The last few days” of the Biden administration.

David warned against the “demonization of Palestinians in Gaza and Arabs in general,” which “has already led to an escalation of hatred” against them. Miller asked what the State Department and President Joe Biden intend to do to “undo their negative rhetoric” in light of the killing of Wadih Fayoum.

“We feel that significant damage has been done in terms of the image of Arabs in the United States,” David said on the call. “In some ways, this is worse than what happened on September 11.”

In response, Miller stressed that "the Biden administration's intent was certainly not to stir up anti-Arab sentiment" and welcomed further discussions "to make sure we're not inadvertently contributing to a problem." He also said that "the Palestinian people are not responsible for the actions of Hamas" and that the administration takes the safety of minorities "very seriously."

The call starkly highlighted how fearful Arab Americans and Muslims across the country are of becoming victims of a 9/11-style backlash following the Hamas rampage. It also highlighted the growing frustration they felt with the administration's stance, even as the president's tone evolved.

These frustrations, as well as the uneasiness expressed in the call, may become more important as the conflict in Israel escalates. As Biden prepared to travel to Israel this week, an explosion in a hospital in Gaza killed hundreds of people and heightened international alarm about civilian casualties. Israel and Hamas made conflicting accusations of responsibility for the explosion

With its continuous bombing of Gaza, Israel has killed more than 3,500 Palestinians (as of Wednesday morning) since the start of the war it launched against the besieged Strip, while the death toll in Israel rose to 1,400, according to the Israeli authorities.

“We cannot lose sight of the fact that the vast majority of Palestinians had nothing to do with the horrific attacks by Hamas and Hamas, and that they are suffering as a result as well,” Biden said in a statement.

He made similar comments at a Human Rights Campaign dinner this weekend, denouncing the “humanitarian crisis in Gaza.” After the killing of the Fayoumi child, Biden said he was "shocked and disgusted" by the news. He added: "This horrific act of hate has no place in America."

But some Arab American and Muslim leaders, as well as their allies, dismissed Biden's latest comments as too little, too late. They said in interviews that they were horrified by recent statements by foreign policy hawks such as Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), who described the war between Israel and Hamas as a "religious war." But they said they were also troubled by statements often made by Biden officials and other Democrats who align with them.

Many expressed disappointment in comments made last week by White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, who called progressive lawmakers' call for a ceasefire "disgraceful," "wrong" and "abhorrent." They were particularly frustrated given that two of the top liberal politicians calling for a ceasefire are Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.). The two members, the first Muslim women elected to Congress, were among a group of progressive lawmakers of color who received a security briefing from Capitol Police amid escalating threats.

White House officials said Biden stood firm against Islamophobia and anti-Semitism throughout his presidency. They noted that he has repeatedly stated that Hamas does not represent the Palestinian people, ordered his top national security officials to meet with Muslim leaders last week, and called on law enforcement officials to identify any potential domestic threats that may arise in relation to Israel. - Hamas war.

James Zogby, president of the Arab American Institute and a member of the Democratic National Committee, told Politico that he was “deeply concerned” by the recent rhetoric of Biden and his aides.

“There was no language of sympathy for the Palestinians in the initial statements. He added that there was no call for a ceasefire or restraint.

In turn, Khalil Jahshan, executive director of the Arab Center in Washington, D.C., who participated in the call on Monday, said that in previous discussions with Biden officials last week, Arab American and Muslim leaders raised “the issue of domestic violence here and the need to combat domestic violence.” Let the president open his mouth and say that this is not a war against his fellow Americans.”