(Washington Examiner) Families of American hostages asked the White House to attend a reception in honor of Hanukkah but never received invitations, according to a report.
The White House reception on Monday was to celebrate the fifth night of Hanukkah and held over 800 guests, including Holocaust survivors, lawmakers, Jewish leaders, and White House staffers who were descendants of Holocaust survivors.
Families of American Israeli hostages held captive in Gaza asked the White House for an invitation to a Hanukkah celebration.
Joe Biden’s White House did not respond to the request. pic.twitter.com/oT7xd7Jqbn
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) December 11, 2023
“These are family members who are still desperately trying to bring attention to the eight dual American citizens that are still missing and that are still unaccounted for,” CNN’s M.J. Lee told Jake Tapper Monday night. “Obviously, the formal negotiations to get more hostages out, we saw those break down earlier this month.”
She continued, “There are a lot of questions right now and these families are very desperate for any kind of news or movement that they are seeing from the White House.”
Happening Now: President Biden is joined by the Second Gentleman as he hosts a Hanukkah Holiday Reception. https://t.co/tzwE74v0JR
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) December 12, 2023
