Biden's Pro-Israel Stance... 137 Former Officials Defend "Courageous Leadership"
It has been reported that 137 former officials from the administrations of former U.S. President Barack Obama and current President Joe Biden have sent a letter to the White House defending President Biden's pro-Israel stance.
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According to major foreign media on the 18th, the former officials praised President Biden's moral clarity, courageous leadership, and steadfast support for Israel in the letter. This occurred amid growing opposition within the current administration to Biden's Israel support policy.
The former officials supported President Biden's congressional budget approval request for new security assistance to Israel amounting to $14.3 billion in relation to the war between Israel and the Palestinian armed group Hamas. They also agreed with Biden's opposition to a ceasefire.
The letter was signed by key Democratic figures including Ron Klain, Biden's former Chief of Staff, Lawrence H. Summers, who served as Chairman of the National Economic Council during the Obama administration, and Colin Kahl, the recently retired Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. Nineteen former ambassadors, including Joseph W. Westphal, who served as U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia under the Obama administration, also participated in signing.
The 137 signatories of this letter are fewer than the more than 500 employees from over 40 government agencies who sent a letter to President Biden on the 13th demanding immediate support for a ceasefire to reduce civilian casualties in the Palestinian Gaza Strip.
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The group leading the letter supporting President Biden disclosed the names of those who signed their letter, claiming added weight as many of the signatories are former senior officials with experience handling the Israel-Palestine conflict. The letter opposing Biden's pro-Israel stance only listed the number of signatories without providing a roster.
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