Intel: Faith, civic leaders call on Biden to prioritize ending Syria's war
In a letter to President Joe Biden, a group of Muslim, Christian and Jewish leaders called for the administration to adopt “a resolute, diplomacy-first" policy on Syria.
A coalition of civic and faith-based leaders is urging President Joe Biden to put Syria’s decadelong civil war at the top of his foreign policy agenda and appoint a personal envoy to push for peace.
“We are writing to you not only as the President of the United States of America but as a person of faith striving for justice at home and abroad,” read a letter obtained by Al-Monitor sent this month to Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
The letter, which was signed by nearly 60 Jewish, Christian and Muslim leaders in the United States, calls on the administration to adopt “a resolute, diplomacy-first” policy for Syria.
“In our churches, synagogues, mosques, and temples, we have prayed for the people in Aleppo, Ghouta, Idlib, and Homs,” they said. “But, so far, our sympathy did not translate into sustained political resolve to end the crisis.”
