LOADING ERROR LOADINGEducation Department official Tariq Habash resigned from his position Wednesday with a letter stating that US President Joe Biden has turned “a blind eye to the atrocities committed against innocent Palestinian lives” in Gaza. In a two-page letter to Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, Habash, who is Palestinian American, outlined his reasons for leaving. Last month, Biden said his commitment to Israel is “unshakeable,” while warning Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Israel is losing global support. According to the Hamas-run health authority in Gaza, more than 22,000 people have been killed since the current conflict began. In the letter, Habash also encouraged the Education Department to protect students’ right to protest the war, noting how “alarming” the violence against Palestinian and Muslim Americans has been due to the conflict.

Source: Huffington Post January 05, 2024 09:11 UTC