More than 500 Biden campaign alumni want a Gaza ceasefire

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Vox.com
November 9, 2023


For decades, American public opinion and policy on Israel has been near-monolithic. But as Israel's bombardment and ground incursion of Gaza continues, arguments over Israeli policy from inside the Democratic Party and throughout the State Department are spilling out into the open.

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President Joe Biden and congressional leaders have defended Israel's military campaign to eliminate Hamas after the militant group's October 7 attacks that killed 1,400 people and kidnapped over 200.
As the death toll and humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza grows, the President and his team have incrementally adjusted their public messaging, moving from a maximalist embrace of Israel after the attacks to discussing the need for a pause to allow humanitarian aid in, and hostages out.
But the Biden administration, unlike the United Nations, World Health Organization, and humanitarian groups, has not advocated for an immediate ceasefire.

This has led to internal dissent and activism within the diplomatic corps and the Democratic Party apparatus, pushing for Biden to urgently adjust his approach.

On Thursday, over 500 alumni of Biden's 2020 presidential campaign banded together to urge a ceasefire. The signatories include staffers from Biden's campaign headquarters, the Democratic National Committee, and state staff and leadership; 21 states are represented, including key battlegrounds like Arizona, Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.
"As President of the United States, you have significant influence in this perilous moment," the group, named Biden Alumni for Peace and Justice, writes in an open letter shared first exclusively with Vox.
"You must call for a ceasefire, hostage exchange, and de-escalation, and take concrete steps to address the conditions of occupation, apartheid, and ethnic cleansing at the root of the horrific violence we are witnessing now."

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[TheKentuckian]

1. 500 more morons that need to call Hamas.

[Cha]

3. Yes. TY.

[Cha]

2. Talk to the GD Butchers of HAMAS.. Since they REFUSED

Israel's Offer for a Humanitarian Pause on Dec 20th.

Please Keep UP with up with the GD NEws;

[sarisataka]

4. It doesn't matter how many people want a ceasefire

It won't happen until Hamas wants a ceasefire.

Unless the calls are only for an Israeli ceasefire and Hamas can keep lobbing rockets into Israel.

[Raven123]

5. Sad, but true. The letter is very thoughtful, but ignores that elephant in the room

I cannot fully grasp the complexity of the Middle East, no matter how hard I try. There are no objective views of which I am aware. I suspect that until everyone agrees on a right of coexistence, none of their pleas will be fruitful,