{"id":980,"date":"2024-07-05T08:11:20","date_gmt":"2024-07-05T08:11:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/?p=980"},"modified":"2024-07-05T08:15:53","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T08:15:53","slug":"12-former-aides-say-biden-has-prioritized-politics-over-fair-policymaking-on-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/?p=980","title":{"rendered":"12 former aides say Biden has prioritized politics over \u2018fair policymaking\u2019 on Gaza"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"article__featured-image\">\n<div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-981\" title=\"AP24160520884931-1\" src=\"http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AP24160520884931-1.jpg\" alt=\"AP24160520884931-1\" width=\"1400\" height=\"787\" srcset=\"http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AP24160520884931-1.jpg 1400w, http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AP24160520884931-1-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AP24160520884931-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AP24160520884931-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<div class=\"caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Palestinians look at the aftermath of the Israeli bombing in Nuseirat refugee camp, Gaza Strip, June 8, 2024.<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"article__text | body-copy | flow\">\n<p>Twelve U.S. government employees who resigned in protest of\u00a0<span class=\"person-popover\" data-nid=\"5215\"><a class=\"person-popover__link\" href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/people\/joe-biden\/\">President Biden\u2019s\u00a0<\/a><\/span>handling of Israel\u2019s war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip are accusing the administration of prioritizing politics over \u201cfair policymaking,\u201d and offering recommendations to change course.<\/p>\n<p>The dozen signatories\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jointstatement.tiiny.site\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">on a joint statement<\/a>\u00a0represent a wide spectrum of government staff, including former employees of the State Department, Department of Interior and White House, as well as former military officers. They resigned in protest at different times over the nine months of Israel\u2019s war against Hamas following the U.S.-designated terrorist group\u2019s Oct. 7 attack.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab ad-unit--is-rendered\">\n<div class=\"ad-unit__content\">\n<div id=\"acm-ad-tag-mr1_ab-mr1_ab\" class=\"htl-size-300x250\" data-slot=\"{&quot;is_oop&quot;:false,&quot;is_companion&quot;:true,&quot;sizes&quot;:[[[1280,0],[[300,250],[620,366]]],[[1024,0],[[300,250],[620,366]]],[[768,0],[[300,250],[325,204],[325,508]]],[[641,0],[[300,250],[325,204],[325,508]]],[[0,0],[[300,250],[325,204],[325,508]]]],&quot;size&quot;:[300,250]}\" data-unit=\"\/5678\/nx.thehill\/policy\/international\" data-fbonly=\"false\" data-refids=\"\" data-not-refids=\"\" data-targeting=\"{&quot;kw&quot;:&quot;4753503-biden-gaza-former-employee-criticism&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:&quot;mr1_ab&quot;,&quot;fold&quot;:&quot;atf&quot;,&quot;category&quot;:&quot;international&quot;}\" data-google-query-id=\"COD4uKK2j4cDFThcCAQdzfcEdQ\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/5678\/nx.thehill\/policy\/international_1__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cBoth our individual and common experiences demonstrate an Administration that has prioritized politics over just and fair policymaking; profit over national security; falsehoods over facts; directives over debate; ideology over experience, and special interest over the equal enforcement of the law,\u201d they wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe impact of these injustices has resulted in tens of thousands of innocent Palestinian lives taken, reflecting a clear picture to the world of whose lives matter, and whose lives simply do not to United States policy makers. As members of the United States Government, each of us witnessed this abrogation of American values, leading us to resign.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The twelve wrote that they have \u201cgrave concerns with current U.S. policy towards the crisis in Gaza, and U.S. policies and practices towards Palestine and Israel more broadly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The statement lays out six policy recommendations for the administration to implement, calling for the U.S. to \u201cfaithfully execute the law\u201d related to American weapons deliveries to Israel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Administration is currently willfully violating multiple U.S. laws and attempting to deny or distort facts, use loopholes, or manipulate processes to ensure a continuous flow of lethal weapons to Israel,\u201d the statement reads.<\/p>\n<p>The signatories call for the U.S. to exert all leverage to bring fighting to a halt, secure the release of Israeli hostages from Hamas and the release of Palestinian minors in Israeli jails; surge humanitarian support to Gaza; support of self-determination for the Palestinian people and \u201can end to military occupation and settlements, including in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab ad-unit--is-rendered\">\n<div class=\"ad-unit__content\">\n<div id=\"acm-ad-tag-mr2_ab-mr2_ab\" class=\"htl-size-300x250\" data-slot=\"{&quot;is_oop&quot;:false,&quot;is_companion&quot;:true,&quot;sizes&quot;:[[[1280,0],[[300,250],[620,366]]],[[1024,0],[[300,250],[620,366]]],[[768,0],[[300,250],[325,204],[325,508]]],[[641,0],[[300,250],[325,204],[325,508]]],[[0,0],[[300,250],[325,204],[325,508]]]],&quot;size&quot;:[300,250]}\" data-unit=\"\/5678\/nx.thehill\/policy\/international\" data-fbonly=\"false\" data-refids=\"\" data-not-refids=\"\" data-targeting=\"{&quot;kw&quot;:&quot;4753503-biden-gaza-former-employee-criticism&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:&quot;mr2_ab&quot;,&quot;fold&quot;:&quot;atf&quot;,&quot;category&quot;:&quot;international&quot;}\" data-google-query-id=\"COH4uKK2j4cDFThcCAQdzfcEdQ\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/5678\/nx.thehill\/policy\/international_2__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>They also call for increased protections for free speech and protests on college campuses; and increased transparency and oversight of U.S. arms transfers.<\/p>\n<p>The Hill has reached out to the White House for comment.<\/p>\n<p>An administration official noted to The Hill that the joint statement failed to mention Hamas at all, or acknowledge Hamas\u2019s rejections of Biden administration efforts to achieve a cease-fire.<\/p>\n<div id=\"civsci-id-civsci-id-596708068\" class=\"civic-science-article-container\" data-civicscience-widget=\"3f127ebd-287e-0b64-a901-d55ec286348a\">\n<div class=\"csw-wrapper\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"false\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The official also criticized the signatories for failing to acknowledge that Americans are among those held hostage by Hamas, and said that the statement equates the hostages held in Gaza with Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails that \u201chave been arrested by Israel for potential ties to terrorism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Among the signatories is Josh Paul, who resigned from the State Department\u2019s Bureau of Political and Military affairs after more than a decade of service in protest over U.S. military support to Israel\u2019s response in Gaza eleven days after the October terrorist attack.<\/p>\n<p>Paul, in his initial resignation statement, called Hamas\u2019s attack on Israel \u201ca monstrosity of monstrosities.\u201d But added that he believes \u201cto the core of my soul that the response Israel is taking, and with it the American support both for that response, and for the status quo of the occupation, will only lead to more and deeper suffering for both the Israeli and Palestinian people.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab ad-unit--is-rendered\">\n<div class=\"ad-unit__content\">\n<div id=\"acm-ad-tag-mr3_ab-mr3_ab\" class=\"htl-size-300x250\" data-slot=\"{&quot;is_oop&quot;:false,&quot;is_companion&quot;:true,&quot;sizes&quot;:[[[1280,0],[[300,250],[620,366]]],[[1024,0],[[300,250],[620,366]]],[[768,0],[[300,250],[325,204],[325,508]]],[[641,0],[[300,250],[325,204],[325,508]]],[[0,0],[[300,250],[325,204],[325,508]]]],&quot;size&quot;:[300,250]}\" data-unit=\"\/5678\/nx.thehill\/policy\/international\" data-fbonly=\"false\" data-refids=\"\" data-not-refids=\"\" data-targeting=\"{&quot;kw&quot;:&quot;4753503-biden-gaza-former-employee-criticism&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:&quot;mr3_ab&quot;,&quot;fold&quot;:&quot;atf&quot;,&quot;category&quot;:&quot;international&quot;}\" data-google-query-id=\"COL4uKK2j4cDFThcCAQdzfcEdQ\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/5678\/nx.thehill\/policy\/international_3__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Other signatories include Maryam Hassanein, a 24-year-old political appointee in the Department of Interior, who resigned on Tuesday, criticizing the administration for breaking trust with the Muslim-American community that she is part of.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was definitely not an impulsive decision by any means,\u201d Hassanein said in a phone call with The Hill on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do still hope that my resignation, future resignations, past resignations, do have an impact on the administration and their decisions and their policy choices.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Palestinians look at the aftermath of the Israeli bombing in Nuseirat refugee camp, Gaza Strip, June 8, 2024. 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