Over 500 employees and staffers in the Biden government have signed an open letter urging President Joe Biden to pursue a ceasefire and temporarily end the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas.
Two staffers who led the outreach efforts noted the letter’s signatories came from both senior and low-level positions in the government as well as from across multiple areas, including the departments of Commerce, Defense, Interior, Homeland Security, and the Executive Office of the President, and even other countries.
“We represent a coalition of Biden-Harris Administration political appointees and civil servants, positioned across the domestic and foreign policy spheres, working in federal agencies, departments, independent agencies, and the White House,” the letter states.
“We call on President Biden to urgently demand a ceasefire; and to call for de-escalation of the current conflict by securing the immediate release of the Israeli hostages and arbitrarily detained Palestinians; the restoration of water, fuel, electricity and other basic services; and the passage of adequate humanitarian aid to the Gaza strip,” it adds.
President Biden’s position on the conflict has drawn heavy criticism from both government employees and his grassroots support alike. Muslim democrats have even been threatening to abstain from the 2024 presidential ballot if Biden continues to support Israel and does not attempt to introduce a ceasefire.
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