The American-Arab-Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) asked all its members
to boycott the upcoming White House Iftar dinner, the traditional
Muslim meal to break the fast during the holy month of Ramadan. The ADC
cited the Obama administration's continued support of Israeli airstrikes
on Gaza as well as evidence they had spied on prominent Muslim leaders
as a reason for protesting the event.
The
ADC “calls upon members of the Arab and Muslim communities to join us
in the boycott, including tonight’s White House Iftar hosted by
President Barack Obama, given the government’s condoning of the current
slaughter of Palestinians in Palestine and the spying [on] American
Arabs and Muslims domestically,” the group said in a statement released on Monday. "Political
engagement is important and having a seat at the table is crucial — but
only when that seat is intended to amplify our voice as a community,
not tokenize or subdue it," they added.
