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White House interns demand a Middle East cease-fire in letter to Biden
Posted on 12/6/23 at 1:27 am
Posted on 12/6/23 at 1:27 am
The top story on the NBC News website
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WASHINGTON — A group of White House interns joined the growing list of administration officials applying internal pressure to President Joe Biden to call for a permanent cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, sending him a letter late Tuesday that accuses him of having "ignored" the "pleas of the American people."
The letter, first shared with NBC News and addressed to Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, is supported by more than 40 interns who work in the White House and other executive branch offices, according to the text.
"We, the undersigned Fall 2023 White House and Executive Office of the President interns, will no longer remain silent on the ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people," the interns wrote.
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“We heed the voices of the American people and call on the Administration to demand a permanent ceasefire,” the interns wrote. “We are not the decision makers of today, but we aspire to be the leaders of tomorrow, and we will never forget how the pleas of the American people have been heard and thus far, ignored.”
The writers, like those at other agencies who have sent similar missives in recent weeks, declined to sign their names to the letter. Instead, they identified themselves by offices — including the Executive Office of the President, the Office of the Vice President and the Domestic Policy Council — and as "Palestinian, Jewish, Arab, Muslim, Christian, Black, Asian, Latine, White, and Queer."
Last month, more than 500 political appointees sent Biden a similar letter. They also declined to make their names public. In the three weeks since then, Israel paused its offensive to allow for exchanges of prisoners and some of the hostages taken by Hamas and then relaunched its assaults when talks over further releases broke down.
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The set of White House interns who wrote to Biden on Tuesday said they went to work for his administration because of "our shared values and the profound belief that, under your leadership, America has the potential to be a nation that stands for justice and peace."
Yet the clear implication of their words is that they don't see him holding the country to that standard right now.
"While the Administration expressed support for the humanitarian pause, we maintain that anything other than a complete halt of Israel’s mass slaughter of innocent civilians in the Gaza Strip will simply not suffice," they wrote.
"We urge the Biden-Harris Administration to call for a permanent ceasefire now, a release of all hostages including Palestinian political prisoners, and to support a diplomatic solution that will put an end to the illegal occupation and the Israeli apartheid, in accordance with international law and for a free Palestine."
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Posted on 12/6/23 at 2:21 am to jatilen
Interns !
Go back to Mommy a Daddy until you can put on your Big Guy pants. SORRY Joe, I know you are the Big Guy.
Go back to Mommy a Daddy until you can put on your Big Guy pants. SORRY Joe, I know you are the Big Guy.
Posted on 12/6/23 at 2:27 am to jatilen
Not a single one of them signed their name to the letter.
Posted on 12/6/23 at 3:59 am to jatilen
The great tragedy of this is that Joe is too senile to suffer the pain of his well deserved and ultimate total exposure/come-uppance for decades of deceit and corruption. It’s his inner circle that is in a bind as that are between a rock and a hard place with no way out. Most of DC will get the same before the dust settles. That’s why a lot are jumping ship.
Posted on 12/6/23 at 4:13 am to jatilen
Interns send letters these days?
They used to give blowjobs.
Posted on 12/6/23 at 4:17 am to MaroonWhite
Ha. I knew when I saw the article that none would put their actual name on the letter. Spineless. I bet those same people wear masks at “peaceful” protests.
Posted on 12/6/23 at 4:21 am to jatilen
White House Interns = Future tyrants
Tell them to pound sand.
Tell them to pound sand.
Posted on 12/6/23 at 6:10 am to jatilen
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The writers, like those at other agencies who have sent similar missives in recent weeks, declined to sign their names to the letter.
They really went out on a limb
Posted on 12/6/23 at 6:13 am to jatilen
The OT is famous for threads asking how many 8 year olds could you fight at one time. I feel very safe saying I could whip as many White House interns there are. Don’t even care what the number is
Posted on 12/6/23 at 6:37 am to tigerfootball10
Federal Employees .....they believe themselves to be untouchable .....like the FBI.
Posted on 12/6/23 at 6:45 am to jatilen
Sort of embodies just how entitled these young folks of today seem to think. Back in the day, a trainee (intern) could be dropped in a flash of the eye. Now, they can tell the mush brain president what to do.
Posted on 12/6/23 at 8:13 am to jatilen
This post was edited on 12/20/23 at 10:11 am
Posted on 12/6/23 at 8:53 am to MaroonWhite
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Not a single one of them signed their name to the letter.
So brave.
Posted on 12/6/23 at 9:00 am to POTUS2024
quote:onward Christian soldiers!
White House Interns = Future tyrants
Tell them to pound sand.
lol
Posted on 12/6/23 at 9:02 am to MaroonWhite
quote:
Not a single one of them signed their name to the letter.
They're serious
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