Biden team stands by Palestinian-American staffer after backlash

Joe Biden’s transition team has said that it continues to support the appointment of a Palestinian-American to a senior position after critics accused her of anti-Semitism.Arab-American organisations had hailed the appointment of Reema Dodin, formerly a Senate staffer, as deputy director of the White House Office of Legislative Affairs and the first Palestinian-American to serve in the White House.But right-wing media and pro-Israel organisations attacked her, unearthing comments she made during the second Intifada.While a student at the University of California, Berkley, Dodin gave a speech a…

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