Fmr. Biden Administration officials warn his Gaza policy is alienating staff and voters

In recent weeks the Biden Administration has seen a number of resignations over its policy regarding the war in Gaza. At least nine people so far have resigned from their posts in the executive branch, including former State Department senior official Josh Paul and Interior Department official, Lily Greenberg Call. “Jewish Safety and Palestinian freedom are not oppositional to each other,” says Greenberg Call. Paul adds, “U.S. military support is an issue worthy of debate, and that debate has not been happening inside of our government.”



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[thisismetoday]

There are something like 11, 000 people held hostage by the Israeli government, who bizarrely no one even ever talks about! (Kudos to Lily for mentioning them 10:26)

There are multiple reports about how they are being tortured and treated incredibly inhumanely.

[ritachowdhury]

Thank you very much Ali Velsi, Mr. Paul and nice lady for truthful statement!

[manfromthesky]

It's nice to know that people who are directly involved in this are just as confused as the rest of us. Nothing about the way Biden is handling this situation makes sense. I'd say it's just incompetence, but the guy is an experienced and accomplished diplomat. He should be able to handle this situation. If he doesn't care about the lives being lost and the suffering, you'd think he'd at least care about his own political career and legacy.

[IsaDesOsiers]

It is shocking that the President of Kenya was not allowed the courtesy of addressing Congress during his hisotic visit to DC and yet Netanyahu will be given it. Netanyahu is very unpopular in Israel and his conduct during this genocidal war on Gaza has created extreme Antisemitism and hatred of his country. He has been accused for years of corruption, his own people have accused him of being instrumental the security breach that allowed the hideous attack by Hamas that set off this war. And yet...

[shannonediger]

Watch the show “ democracy now.” It’s independent broadcast, and has been for years. Notice their use of language, it is consistent, if people die at others hands they are killed, not some die and others “murdered” like many of our other news broadcasters say. They have direct ground footage of all their broadcasts.

[mlandry]

young voters are very upset about this... it must be addressed. they do not seperate netanyahu from israel from biden admin.

[ndennant]

Why would Hamas accept a deal that doesn't offer a Palestinian state or freedom?

[Sarcasticron]

I wish the officials who supported Netenyahu - who is being protested by Israelis and American Jews over his treatment of Palestinians - would resign.

[julienmercier]

It’s amazing we would invite the leader of a country actively committing war crimes to address Congress.

[DLStarbuck]

Joe is frittering away American democracy. :(

[xricprv]

You're a decent human being, be proud of yourself girl ❤️ like so she can sees it 🫂

[sdahdul]

Vote for Jill Stein. She may not win, but a strong message will be sent to the Democratic Party.

[MotownGal]

It's time for President Biden to stop pacifying the beligerence of Netanyahu. Not just because genocide is never acceptable, but also for our own political future. Give us a reason to feel good about voting blue, instead of only feeling the necessity of it.

[HumanityOverAllElse]

YouTube censorship working overtime on videos with that word in the title…

[carmencolon]

WOW this not good for President Biden. He must take a hold of this.

[berthabridges]

"Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely."
~ Lord Acton (1834-1902), he was a 19th Century historian.

[rossbaker]

It’s this sort of testimony that should sink Biden. It’s the reason I couldn’t vote for him.

[robynliteracy]

I saw Alexander Smith's interview on Democracy Now! and this reporting is correct.

[The-Man-Right-Chea]

😮😮😮😮😮😢😮😮I've learned that you cannot spell Israel without the letters L-I-A-R-S 🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥

[thisismetoday]

1:00 *a report which she co-wrote and was a subject matter expert on, and whose language their superiors altered at final review