Biden-era officials who quit over Gaza urge 2028 candidates to denounce policy architects

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Twelve former US officials who resigned from Joe Biden's administration between late 2023 and mid-2024 due to disagreements over the Gaza policy issued a joint statement on October 28, urging Democratic presidential candidates for the 2028 race to denounce the architects of that policy. The signatories called on candidates not to hire any officials responsible for enabling Israel's military actions in Gaza and accused the US government of complicity in what they characterize as genocide.
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Twelve former US officials who resigned from President Joe Biden's administration between late 2023 and mid-2024 due to disagreements over the US support for Israeli actions in Gaza released a joint statement on October 28, 2026. They urged Democratic candidates running for the 2028 presidential nomination to commit to not hiring any officials directly responsible for enabling Israel's military actions in Gaza. The statement was accompanied by a video showing images of former Secretary of State Antony Blinken and former national security adviser Jake Sullivan among others, highlighting their roles in policies regarding Gaza. Progressive Democrats such as US Representative Rashida Tlaib and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani have consistently opposed the US support for Israel over its attacks on Gaza and Lebanon, leading to a growing erosion of Democratic backing for Washington's ally.

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• Twelve former US officials who quit the Biden administration between late 2023 and mid-2024 over US support for Israeli attacks on Gaza signed a joint statement • "We call on candidates for the 2028 Presidential Nomination to commit to not hire any administration official directly responsible for enabling Israel's military actions in Gaza," they said in the statement released on Wednesday.
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🔮 • Progressive Democrats like US Representative Rashida Tlaib and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani have opposed US support for Israel over Israeli attacks in Gaza and Lebanon, the US-Israeli war on Iran and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's close ties to Republicans, leading to an erosion of Democratic backing for Washington's ally.
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Biden-era officials who quit over Gaza urge 2028 candidates to denounce policy architects · assertive framing

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Biden-era officials who quit over Gaza urge 2028 candidates to denounce policy architects asserted
who → quit → policy
US officials who had resigned from former President Joe Biden's administration over his Gaza policy said on Wednesday that Democratic presidential candidates for the 2028 race should denounce that policy and its architects. asserted
candidates → resign → policy
• Twelve former US officials who quit the Biden administration between late 2023 and mid-2024 over US support for Israeli attacks on Gaza signed a joint statement • "We call on candidates for the 2028 Presidential Nomination to commit to not hire any administration official directly responsible for enabling Israel's military actions in Gaza," they said in the statement released on Wednesday. asserted
they → quit → Wednesday
A video released with the statement showed images of Biden-era officials like former Secretary of State Antony Blinken and former national security adviser Jake Sullivan, among others. asserted
video → release → others
The Democratic Biden administration had faced protests from some progressive lawmakers and activists over the Gaza policy. asserted
administration → face → policy
• Progressive Democrats like US Representative Rashida Tlaib and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani have opposed US support for Israel over Israeli attacks in Gaza and Lebanon, the US-Israeli war on Iran and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's close ties to Republicans, leading to an erosion of Democratic backing for Washington's ally. asserted
Democrats → oppose → ally
• The 12 former officials said the 2028 presidential candidates should "acknowledge the complicity of the United States government in Israel's genocide in Gaza." asserted
candidates → say → Gaza
• Multiple rights groups, experts, scholars and UN inquiries have assessed that Israel's devastating assault on Gaza amounts to genocide. asserted
assault → assess → genocide
• Israel has called its actions self-defense after a deadly attack by Hamas-led militants on Israel in October 2023. asserted
Israel → call → October
• Blinken and Sullivan have expressed concerns about civilian killings in Gaza even as the Biden administration maintained diplomatic and military support for Israel. asserted
administration → express → Israel
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