Biden to express support for Israel during visit with Jewish leaders

President Biden on Wednesday will drop by a roundtable discussion at the White House involving Jewish leaders amid the fallout of terrorist attacks against Israel over the weekend.

Biden will deliver remarks before the roundtable, which will also be attended by national security adviser Jake Sullivan, homeland security adviser Liz Sherwood-Randall, domestic policy adviser Neera Tanden and senior adviser on public engagement Steve Benjamin.

Second gentleman Doug Emhoff, who is Jewish and has led the administration’s public efforts to fight antisemitism, will also attend and deliver remarks.

“This roundtable discussion will focus on the Biden-Harris Administration’s support for Israel following the Hamas terrorist attacks and the implementation of the National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism,” the White House said.

The event with Jewish leaders comes as the White House has made clear its steadfast support for Israel after attacks by the militant group Hamas killed more than 1,000 Israelis.

Biden in remarks on Tuesday condemned the attacks as “abhorrent” and vowed the U.S. would have Israel’s back.

“This is terrorism. But sadly, for the Jewish people, it’s not new,” Biden said Tuesday. “This attack has brought to the surface painful memories of the scars left by a millennia of antisemitism and genocide of the Jewish people.”

The White House in May, led by Emhoff, rolled out a first-of-its-kind national strategy for combating antisemitism as the country grapples with record levels of violence, vandalism and hate speech directed at Jewish communities.