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US Muslim rights group condemns Biden for doubting Palestinian death toll
26 October 2023 00:49 BST
The Council on American-Islamic Relations, the largest Muslim rights group in the US, released a statement on Wednesday condemning President Joe Biden for his remarks in which he stated that he doesn’t have confidence in the death toll of Palestinians in Gaza.
“I’m sure innocents have been killed and it is the price of waging war," Biden said. "I have no confidence in the number [of civilian casualties] that the Palestinians are using."
The organisation’s executive director, Nihad Awad, said he was “disturbed and shocked by the dehumanizing comments”.
“President Biden should apologize for his comments, condemn the Israeli government for deliberately targeting civilians, and demand a ceasefire before more innocent people die,” Awad said.