Thursday, January 4, 2024

Deaf ears

A senior Biden education adviser [- Tariq Habash, a policy adviser in the department’s Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development -] on Wednesday became the second administration official to resign from his post over the White House’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war.

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Since the Hamas militant group attacked Israel on Oct. 7, several letters have been sent from Biden administration officials and campaign staffers — many signed anonymously — urging the president to reconsider his unfettered support for Israel. About 1,200 Israelis were killed in the attack, while some 22,000 Palestinians have been killed amid Israel’s retaliation.

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In October, Josh Paul, a State Department official involved with transferring arms to key American allies, resigned from his post because of what he called “shortsighted decisions” by the Biden administration in providing military assistance to Israel.

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A month later, more than 500 Biden administration officials anonymously signed an open letter urging Biden to call for a cease-fire.

  Politico
Anonymously. How brave they are.
Speaking with CNN Wednesday night, Habash called Biden’s refusal to call for a cease-fire “untenable with the belief by millions of Americans across this country.”
So...fuck off.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

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