Palestinian-American Biden appointee resigns as administration faces growing dissent over Gaza
by Alex Woodward
Jan 03, 2024
4 minutes
A senior member of the US Department of Education appointed by President Joe Biden has resigned from the administration for its support of Israel’s “continuous assault and ethnic cleansing” of Palestinians in Gaza.
“It should go without saying that all violence against innocent people is horrific. I mourn each and every loss, Israeli and Palestinian. But I cannot represent an administration that does not value all human life equally,” Tariq Habash wrote in a resignation letter to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona on Wednesday.
Mr Habash, the only Palestinian-American political appointee at the agency, served as special assistant in the wake of Hamas attacks on October 7.
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