2nd Biden admin official resigns over president's response to Gaza war (www.axios.com)

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Tariq Habash is at least the second official, and the first who's known to be of Palestinian origin, to resign in protest over the U.S. response to the war.

"As a Palestinian-American — in fact, the only Palestinian-American political appointee at the Department of Education — I bring a critical and underrepresented perspective to the ongoing work on equity and justice," said Habash, who worked as a volunteer on Biden's 2020 presidential campaign, in his resignation letter that he shared with media outlets.

"But now, the actions of the Biden-Harris Administration have put millions of innocent lives in danger, most immediately for the 2.3 million Palestinian civilians living in Gaza who remain under continuous assault and ethnic cleansing by the Israeli government," added Habash, whose work focused on student loan issues."I cannot stay silent as this administration turns a blind eye to the atrocities committed against innocent Palestinian lives, in what leading human rights experts have called a genocidal campaign by the Israeli government."

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[-] Pluto@hexbear.net 26 points 2 years ago

There's been a lot of administration officials or personnel lately that have increasingly resigned.

[-] CDommunist@hexbear.net 17 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

maybe-later-kiddo another tankkkie down

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