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Tariq Habash is at least the second official, and the first who’s known to be of Palestinian origin, to resign in protest over the U.S. response to the war.

“As a Palestinian-American — in fact, the only Palestinian-American political appointee at the Department of Education — I bring a critical and underrepresented perspective to the ongoing work on equity and justice,” said Habash, who worked as a volunteer on Biden’s 2020 presidential campaign, in his resignation letter that he shared with media outlets.

“But now, the actions of the Biden-Harris Administration have put millions of innocent lives in danger, most immediately for the 2.3 million Palestinian civilians living in Gaza who remain under continuous assault and ethnic cleansing by the Israeli government,” added Habash, whose work focused on student loan issues.“I cannot stay silent as this administration turns a blind eye to the atrocities committed against innocent Palestinian lives, in what leading human rights experts have called a genocidal campaign by the Israeli government.”

  • Pluto [he/him, he/him]English
    24•4 months ago

    There’s been a lot of administration officials or personnel lately that have increasingly resigned.

    • Comp4 [she/her]English
      20•4 months ago

      Nice to see some people with a spine even if I doubt it will change much

      • Pluto [he/him, he/him]English
        21•4 months ago

        You never know. It reminds me of the Vietnam War and how administration officials of multiple Presidents became demoralized due to the then fledgling peace movement as well as the more radical left groups of the time. People, at least at the lower and mid levels of the state, became genuinely demoralized and I would rather have that type of “psychological warfare” against the various bourgeois factions than people throwing their hands in the air and shouting to the sky, “It’s all hopeless! Do nothing!” Never mind the blockading and dragging of feet on weapons shipments. Besides, I think that the Biden administration losing more and more personnel before they’re even able to possibly replace them is good news; means things won’t run as efficiently.

        IMHO