12 Ex-Biden Officials Demand 2028 Candidates Bar Gaza Policy Makers
The resignatories argue that barring key architects of the administration's stance is the minimum consequence for their service.
By Rafael Collins ·
Twelve former Biden administration officials signed a joint letter on Wednesday urging Democratic candidates for the 2028 presidency to reject hiring the architects of the White House's Gaza strategy. The group, identifying itself as the Gaza Resignees, called for a public pledge that ensures specific personnel do not return to high-level government roles.
The signatories departed their posts between late 2023 and 2024. They cited an inability to serve a government providing what they termed illegal and unconditional support for Israel's actions in Gaza. The letter asserts that basic accountability requires preventing those who caused harm from reentering the administration.
The statement specifically targets officials it labels architects of the policy. It accuses them of whitewashing their roles in enabling genocide while remaining silent when they could have defended US law. The authors note that many of these individuals are now seeking a way back into policymaking.
The letter outlines three specific pledges for future nominees. Candidates must commit to upholding the Constitution and pursuing the national interest. They must acknowledge US complicity in Israel's genocide through arms, funding, and diplomatic backing. Finally, they must build an administration that leaves no space for anyone who served as an architect, leader, defender, or key enabler of policies amounting to complicity in genocide.
Background data from Palestinian health authorities indicates the war has killed at least 74,564 Palestinians and wounded at least 175,770 since October 2023. Several rights groups, scholars, and United Nations inquiries have concluded the conflict constitutes genocide. The Biden administration, which governed from 2021 to 2024, faced criticism from progressive lawmakers and activist groups during that period.
Current US support for Israel has persisted since President Donald Trump was re-elected last year. Representatives of that stance include US Representative Rashida Tlaib and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, both of whom have opposed continued US backing for Israel.
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