President Joe Biden’s administration is privately developing a national strategy to combat Islamophobia. That word comes from people briefed on the matter. But the effort is being met with skepticism from many Muslim Americans because of the administration's staunch support of Israel’s military assault on Hamas in Gaza robust support for Israel’s military. The White House originally was expected to announce its plans to develop the strategy when Biden met last week with Muslim leaders. Two people briefed on the matter and speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberation said the delay was due partly to concerns from Muslim Americans that the administration lacked credibility on the issue given its robust backing of Israel’s military.
