Biden’s Staff Signs Open Letter , Demanding Cease-Fire in Middle East.<br />Over 400 Biden administration employees <br />are demanding that the president pushes for <br />"a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war," NBC News reports.<br />Over 400 Biden administration employees <br />are demanding that the president pushes for <br />"a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war," NBC News reports.<br />We represent a coalition of Biden-Harris <br />administration political appointees and <br />civil servants, positioned across the domestic <br />and foreign policy spheres, working in <br />federal agencies, departments, independent <br />agencies and the White House, Via open letter signed by Biden administration staff.<br />We call on President Biden to urgently <br />demand a ceasefire; and to call for <br />de-escalation of the current conflict by <br />securing the immediate release of the Israeli <br />hostages and arbitrarily detained Palestinians; <br />the restoration of water, fuel, electricity <br />and other basic services; and the passage <br />of adequate humanitarian aid to the Gaza strip, Via open letter signed by Biden administration staff.<br />We call on President Biden to urgently <br />demand a ceasefire; and to call for <br />de-escalation of the current conflict by <br />securing the immediate release of the Israeli <br />hostages and arbitrarily detained Palestinians; <br />the restoration of water, fuel, electricity <br />and other basic services; and the passage <br />of adequate humanitarian aid to the Gaza strip, Via open letter signed by Biden administration staff.<br />The open letter's signatories stem from <br />over 30 federal departments and agencies. .<br />The effort was led by two administration <br />staff members who requested anonymity <br />due to fear of retaliation for opposing <br />the administration's position.<br />Signatories also reportedly remained anonymous because of the same concerns. .<br />Every day, you’re going in to work for this <br />administration, then you’re going to look <br />at your phone, you’re going to see the <br />suffering that you kind of feel like you’re <br />causing … a lot of people are no longer <br />comfortable being silent, no longer <br />comfortable being complacent in a way, Biden administration staff members, to NBC News.<br />NBC News reports that congressional staff has also <br />asked Congress to demand a cease-fire because of "antisemitism, anti-Muslim and anti-Palestinian sentiment on the rise nationwide.".<br />It’s unfortunate that we’re at this point. <br />Having hundreds and thousands of people <br />come together within this administration <br />and within Congress and say we are calling <br />for a cease-fire, something that’s so basic <br />to just end human suffering, Biden administration staff members, to NBC News
