Four hundred authorities officers from 40 departments and businesses inside President Biden’s administration signed a letter opposing the president’s dealing with of the Israel-Hamas struggle and demanded a cease-fire.
The Tuesday letter, first reported by the New York Times, consists of officers from the State Department, White House, National Security Council and the Justice Department. The signatories of the letter remained nameless to guard towards skilled retaliation.
“We call on President Biden to urgently demand a cease-fire; 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,” the letter reads, partly.
Biden and different Western leaders have pushed again on requires a cease-fire in Gaza, arguing it could solely serve to learn Hamas terrorists. Biden’s administration has as a substitute pushed for humanitarian pauses within the preventing, which Israel has agreed to.
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Four hundred authorities officers from 40 departments and businesses inside President Biden’s administration signed a letter opposing the president’s dealing with of the Israel-Hamas struggle and demanding a cease-fire. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
The White House has but to reply to the letter.
So far, French President Emmanuel Macron is the one main Western chief to name on Israel to implement a cease-fire. He later clarified his remarks on Monday, nonetheless, saying he nonetheless believed Israel has a proper to defend itself.
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The disagreement inside Biden’s administration mirrors friction throughout the Democratic Party relating to the Israel-Hamas battle. Several radical progressives inside Biden’s occasion have decried Israel as an “apartheid state” and argue the struggle in Gaza is a “genocide” towards Palestinians.
The disagreement throughout the Biden administration mirrors friction throughout the Democratic Party relating to the Israel-Hamas battle. Several radical progressives inside Biden’s occasion have decried Israel as an “apartheid state” and argue the struggle in Gaza is a “genocide” towards Palestinians. (Celal Gunes/Anadolu through Getty Images)
Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., confronted a public rebuke from the House of Representatives for her feedback on Israel final week.
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Israel’s struggle towards Hamas is coming to a head this week as Israeli forces encompass Al-Shifa Hospital, the biggest medical facility within the Gaza Strip. Israel says Hamas has entrenched its headquarters beneath the hospital.
Fox News’ Gillian Turner contributed to this report
