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The Biden administration was forced tochange its plans to host an iftar dinner on Tuesday after a number of Muslim community leaders rejected an invitation to attend, due to US support for Israel’s war on Gaza. The White House was initially going to host the event with Muslim community leaders but decided instead to hold a scaled-down meeting with Muslim government officials. Two sources familiar with the matter told Al Jazeera that the event was cancelled after Muslim community members warned leaders against attending. Edward Ahmed Mitchell, the deputy director of the Council on American-Isla…

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