“I cannot stay silent as this administration turns a blind eye to the atrocities committed against innocent Palestinian lives,” wrote Tariq Habash, who worked in the Education Department. An Education Department official who volunteered for President Joe Biden’s 2020 campaign announced his resignation Wednesday over the administration’s support for Israel’s “indiscriminate violence” against Palestinians in […]
“The taxpayers of the United States must no longer be complicit in destroying the lives of innocent men, women, and children in Gaza.” U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Tuesday reiterated his opposition to giving Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government another $10 billion in unconditional aid to continue waging a devastating war on the Gaza Strip. In […]
Sen. Peter Welch said U.S. weapons have “grave implications” for “the millions of civilians trapped in Gaza who had no part in the horrific slaughter of innocent Israelis on October 7th.” The Biden administration’s decision late last week to circumvent congressional review of a $147.5 million arms sale to Israel is drawing growing backlash from U.S. lawmakers, […]
As the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expands its ground offensive in Gaza, Iran’s threats of retaliation over the airstrikes that killed a senior military officer and continued attacks from Tehran-backed groups in the region are increasing the likelihood of an all-out war in the Middle East. It is a risk U.S. President […]