{"id":2125251,"date":"2023-12-14T16:33:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T21:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-staffers-call-for-ceasefire-hold-vigil-outside-wh\/"},"modified":"2023-12-14T16:37:54","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T21:37:54","slug":"biden-staffers-call-for-ceasefire-hold-vigil-outside-wh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-staffers-call-for-ceasefire-hold-vigil-outside-wh\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden aides urge ceasefire, hold vigil at White House"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-staffers-call-for-ceasefire-hold-vigil-outside-wh%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2125251&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Former State Department official\u200d and activist Josh Paul (C), that \u2063resigned over the war between Israel and \u2063Hamas,\u2064 speaks during a demonstration calling for a ceasefire amid the Hamas-Israel war,\u200d in front of the White House in \u200dWashington,\u2062 DC on December 13, 2023.\u200d (Photo by\u200b BRENDAN \u2062SMIALOWSKI\/AFP\u2062 via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/abril-elfi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Abril Elfi<\/a><br \/>1:32 \u200dPM\u200d \u2013 Thursday, December 14, 2023<\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden\u2019s \u2064staff and appointees held a visual outside of the White House demanding for a ceasefire in the\u200b Israel-Hamas conflict. <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday night, \u2062more\u200c than three dozen people stood outside \u200cthe White\u2062 House hiding their faces\u2063 with scarves and sunglasses to not be identified, \u2063and\u2062 held a sign that read \u201cPresident Biden, \u2063Your Staff Demands A \u2063Ceasefire.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>There \u2063were also candles\u2064 on the ground that spelled \u2062out \u201cceasefire.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">More than three dozen \u200bpeople came\u2063 out \u2062to participate in this \u2064candlelight vigil. Josh Paul a former State\u200d Dept official read a statement on behalf of the organizers of the \u200devent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe demand \u200cPresident Biden and Members of the \u200dCabinet to speak up: call for a permanent ceasefire, a\u2026\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Jmk65knZmu\">https:\/\/t.co\/Jmk65knZmu<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/90VClwwO6z\">pic.twitter.com\/90VClwwO6z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Camila DeChalus (@cdechalus) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cdechalus\/status\/1735088593897427058?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 14, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Former State Department Official \u2064Josh Paul, who resigned after a disagreement with the Biden administration\u2019s approach\u200b to the Israel-Hamas war, delivered \u2064the opening\u2063 remarks\u2064 at the visual. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe temporary \u200bceasefire ended\u2062 13\u2063 days ago, and we have\u200c been horrified to see the full resumption of \u2062killings, displacement and \u2064bombardment\u2064 of Palestinian\u200b civilians in Gaza,\u201d Paul said during prepared remarks he made on behalf \u2064of the vigil \u200cattendees. \u201cA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-to-issue-do-not-travel-advisories-on-80-of-countries-over-covid-19\/\" title=\"U.S. To Issue \u2018Do Not Travel\u2019 Advisories On 80% Of Countries Over COVID-19\">temporary pause<\/a> to\u200d this violence was never \u200cenough. We must move with urgency \u200cto save\u2062 as many\u200d lives as\u2064 possible \u2063and achieve an immediate, permanent ceasefire\u2062 agreement and the return of all hostages.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The \u2063vigil comes as\u2063 tensions grow between\u200d the 46<sup>th<\/sup> president and his staff about how he has been handling the Israel-Hamas conflict.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, over 700 political appointees\u2062 and\u2064 staffers \u200dsigned a letter calling on Biden to support a \u2062ceasefire in the war.<\/p>\n<p>The letter was signed by workers in more than 30 \u2062different departments\u2062 and agencies, including\u200d the FBI \u2062and NASA. <\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive\u200c breaking\u200d news \u2063blasts directly to your inbox for free. 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More than three dozen \u200cpeople participated\u2063 in the candlelight vigil, standing outside the\u2064 White House\u200d and hiding their faces with\u2062 scarves and sunglasses to avoid identification. The participants \u2063held a sign that read, &#8220;President Biden, Your Staff Demands A Ceasefire,&#8221; and also arranged candles \u2063on the ground spelling out &#8220;ceasefire.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Former \u2062State \u2062Department Official \u200cJosh Paul, who resigned after a disagreement \u2062with \u2062the Biden \u200cadministration&#8217;s approach to the Israel-Hamas war, delivered the opening remarks \u2064at the visual. Speaking on behalf of the vigil attendees, Paul expressed horror at the resumption of killings, displacement, \u200band bombardment\u2062 of Palestinian civilians in Gaza since the\u200d temporary ceasefire ended thirteen days ago. \u2064He emphasized the urgency to\u2064 save as many lives as possible \u200dand achieve an immediate, permanent ceasefire agreement and the return of all hostages.<\/p>\n<p>The vigil took place amidst growing tensions \u200bbetween President Biden and his staff regarding\u200b the handling of the Israel-Hamas conflict. Last\u2063 month, over 700 political appointees and staffers signed a letter urging Biden to support a ceasefire in the war. The letter received signatures \u2064from workers in more than 30\u2063 different departments.<\/p>\n<p>The visual outside the White House serves as a public demonstration of the staff&#8217;s concern and dissent regarding the \u200dcurrent \u2062approach to the Israel-Hamas \u2062conflict. The event seeks to bring attention to\u200d the urgent need for a lasting ceasefire and the protection of innocent lives in Gaza. As tensions persist\u2064 and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breitbart-news-daily-podcast-ep-60-breyer-seat-opens-big-joey-changes-the-subject-tech-censors-team-up-with-teachers-union-guests-ken-klukowski-allum-bokhari\/\" title=\"Breitbart News Daily Podcast Ep. 60: Breyer Seat Opens! Big Joey Changes the Subject, Tech Censors Team Up with Teachers Union, Guests: Ken Klukowski, Allum Bokhari\">conflict continues<\/a>, the pressure on the Biden administration to \u200creassess its stance on the issue increases.<\/p>\n<p>The vigil also\u2062 highlights \u200dthe importance of public support and \u2063advocacy for peace in the region. The participation of former government officials and activists like Josh Paul signifies\u200b a collective voice \u200curging\u200b for immediate action and a peaceful resolution to the Israel-Hamas conflict. By raising awareness and\u200b demanding \u200caccountability,\u200b these individuals aim to \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/grassleys-17-recordings-bombshell-brings-bidens-and-burisma-back-into-the-spotlight\/\" title=\"Grassley's revelation of '17 Recordings' puts Bidens and Burisma in the spotlight again.\">influence policy decisions<\/a> and prioritize the well-being of civilians affected by the ongoing\u200d violence.<\/p>\n<p>As\u2064 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/palestinian-terror-attack-on-israel-families-taken-hostage-ambulances-attacked-massacring-civilians\/\" title=\"Palestinian terror attack: Families held hostage, ambulances targeted, civilians massacred.\">international community grapples<\/a> with the complexities of the Israel-Hamas conflict, events like the White\u2062 House vigil shine a spotlight on the human cost of war and call for urgent measures to prevent further suffering. It remains to be seen\u200b how President Biden and his administration will respond to the growing pressure from within and \u2064outside his staff to reassess their approach\u2062 and actively work towards a lasting peace in\u2064 the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Josh Paul, a former State Department official and activist, resigned due to the Israel-Hamas war. He recently spoke at a demonstration in Washington, DC, urging for a ceasefire. The photo captures his passionate plea. 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