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Thursday urging Congress to back a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in light of “antisemitism, anti-Muslim, and anti-Palestinian sentiment on the rise nationwide.”
The letter, which HuffPost has learned has been signed by 400 staffers, comes as a small handful of members speak out against the Biden administration’s approach to the conflict.“Nationwide and in Congress, the voices calling for de-escalation and peace have been drowned out by those beating the drums of war. As Muslims and Jews, we are tired of reliving generational fears of genocide and ethnic cleansing,” they wrote in the letter.
Many of them recounted their family stories while others voiced concerns about the internal splits and divisions among staffers. Those divisions are far-reaching. Earlier this week, veteran State Department official Josh Paul resigned from the agency over President Joe Biden’s approach to Israel-Palestine. He“It often feels like the conversations on Capitol Hill are completely divorced from the conversations people are having amongst their friends, family and coworkers,” said another staffer.
Other staffers mentioned their apprehensions about speaking out. Those concerns are not unfounded. Several staffers across multiple agencies, most of whom work on national security issues,“I understood all the potential dangers, both in terms of my personal safety and career, when I embarked on this endeavor with my colleagues,” said another staffer. “We were scared.
“Despite the profound solidarity we’ve discovered among ourselves through this letter, our voices, and the grief and pain we feel, remain repressed and silent till this moment. For my colleagues, who have felt helpless, lost, and alone, we grieve and mourn with you, and hope this letter gave you the safe place you have been looking for,” a staffer added.
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