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Coverage dated January 3, 2024

Second Biden Official Quits Over Administration’s Israel-Gaza Policy

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Tariq Habash, a Palestinian-American education department official, is the second Biden appointee to resign over Biden's Israel-Gaza policy after a State Department official left in October.

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  1. Forbes

    Second Biden Official Quits Over Administration’s Israel-Gaza Policy (opens Forbes)

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    Tariq Habash, a Palestinian-American education department official, is the second Biden appointee to resign over Biden's Israel-Gaza policy after a State Department official left in October.

  2. Axios

    Second Biden administration official resigns over president's response to Gaza war (opens Axios)

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    "I cannot stay silent as this administration turns a blind eye to the atrocities committed against innocent Palestinian lives."

  3. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Second administration official resigns in protest of Biden's support for Israeli war in Gaza | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    Second administration official resigns in protest of Biden's support for Israeli war in Gaza

  4. The Daily Caller

    Biden Education Official Tariq Habash Quits In Protest Of President’s Israel Policy (opens The Daily Caller)

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    A top official in Biden's education department resigned Wednesday over Biden's handling of the Israel-Hamas war, according to a widely-circulated letter.

  5. FOX 6 Milwaukee

    Biden appointee resigns over president's handling of war in Gaza (opens FOX 6 Milwaukee)

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    A policy adviser at the Department of Education who campaigned for President Biden has resigned over the president's handling of the war in Gaza.

  6. KTVZ Bend

    Education Department official resigns over Biden administration’s approach to Israel-Hamas war (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — A Department of Education political appointee resigned on Wednesday, citing in a letter the Biden administration’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. The resignation by Tariq Habash, policy adviser in the DOE’s Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development…

  7. Politico

    Second Biden official resigns over Israel-Hamas war concerns (opens Politico)

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    “I cannot stay silent as this administration turns a blind eye to the atrocities," the official wrote in a letter.

  8. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Second official resigns in protest of Biden’s support for Israeli war (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    WASHINGTON >> A Department of Education policy adviser appointed by the Biden administration quit Wednesday to protest the administration’s crucial military support of Israel’s war in Gaza and its handling of the conflict’s repercussions at home and abroad.

  9. The New Republic

    “I Cannot Be Quietly Complicit”: Second Biden Official Resigns Over War in Gaza (opens The New Republic)

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    Tariq Habash, the only Palestinian-American political appointee, has left the Biden administration.

  10. New York Times

    Education Dept. Official Resigns Over Biden’s Policies on Israel and Gaza (opens New York Times)

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    Tariq Habash, who is Palestinian American, said the Biden administration “does not value all human life equally.”

  11. Berkshire Eagle

    Second administration official resigns in protest of Biden's support for Israeli war in Gaza (opens Berkshire Eagle)

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    A Department of Education policy adviser has resigned to protest the administration’s military support of Israel’s war in Gaza, as well as its handling of fallout from the war at

  12. New York Post

    US education official resigns over Biden’s Israel-Gaza policy: ‘I cannot stay silent’ (opens New York Post)

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    A senior official in the US Education Department stepped down on Wednesday, citing President Joe Biden’s handling of the conflict in Gaza.

  13. Truthout

    Biden Appointee Resigns Over Administration’s Response to Gaza Assault (opens Truthout)

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    Tariq Habash is the second administration official to resign over Biden's handling of Israel's war on Gaza.

  14. CNN

    Tariq Habash: Education Department official resigns over Biden administration’s approach to Israel-Hamas war (opens CNN)

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    A Department of Education political appointee resigned on Wednesday, citing in a letter the Biden administration’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.

  15. Al-Monitor

    'Quietly complicit': second US official quits over Biden’s Gaza war handling (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Tariq Habash, a Department of Education political appointee, said he could no longer represent an administration that “does not value all human life equally.”

  16. Washington Examiner

    Biden official resigns over administration's handling of war in Gaza (opens Washington Examiner)

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    A Biden administration official resigned over the administration's stance on the war in Gaza.

  17. Washington Times

    Biden administration official resigns in protest of president’s support for Israeli war in Gaza (opens Washington Times)

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    A Department of Education policy adviser appointed by the Biden administration quit Wednesday to protest the administration’s crucial military support of Israel’s war in Gaza and its handling of the conflict’s repercussions at home and abroad.

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