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The staffers have held a vigil in front of the US Capitol building, saying in a statement that they are no longer comfortable staying silent.
Our constituents are pleading for a ceasefire, and we are the staffers answering their calls, they said. Most of our bosses on Capitol Hill are not listening to the people they represent. We demand our leaders speak up.
A Data for Progress poll released on October 20 showed 66 percent of US voters want President Joe Biden to call for a ceasefire with 80 percent of Democrats supporting such a move.
But the Biden administration has rejected pressure to support ceasefire calls, instead saying it is working to get so-called humanitarian pauses in the fighting.
Only a handful of legislators in the US House of Representatives have called for a ceasefire although support for humanitarian pauses has grown. Last week, Dick Durbin became the first US senator to call for a ceasefire.
Our constituents are pleading for a ceasefire, and we are the staffers answering their calls, they said. Most of our bosses on Capitol Hill are not listening to the people they represent. We demand our leaders speak up.
A Data for Progress poll released on October 20 showed 66 percent of US voters want President Joe Biden to call for a ceasefire with 80 percent of Democrats supporting such a move.
But the Biden administration has rejected pressure to support ceasefire calls, instead saying it is working to get so-called humanitarian pauses in the fighting.
Only a handful of legislators in the US House of Representatives have called for a ceasefire although support for humanitarian pauses has grown. Last week, Dick Durbin became the first US senator to call for a ceasefire.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/11/8/israel-hamas-war-live-humanitarian-aid-targeted-amid-gaza-bombardment
The staffers held a vigil for the 1,400 Israelis killed in Hamas October 7 terrorist attack against Israel, as well as the more than 10,000 Palestinians killed in Israels retaliatory siege against the Gaza Strip.
We were horrified by the brutal October 7th attacks on Israeli civilians, and we are horrified by the overwhelming response by the Israeli government that has killed thousands of innocent Palestinian civilians in Gaza, Congressional Staff For A Ceasefire wrote in a statement. Our constituents are pleading for a ceasefire, and we are the staffers answering their calls.
Most of our bosses on Capitol Hill are not listening to the people they represent. We demand our leaders speak up: call for a ceasefire, a release of all hostages, and an immediate de-escalation now, they added.
We were horrified by the brutal October 7th attacks on Israeli civilians, and we are horrified by the overwhelming response by the Israeli government that has killed thousands of innocent Palestinian civilians in Gaza, Congressional Staff For A Ceasefire wrote in a statement. Our constituents are pleading for a ceasefire, and we are the staffers answering their calls.
Most of our bosses on Capitol Hill are not listening to the people they represent. We demand our leaders speak up: call for a ceasefire, a release of all hostages, and an immediate de-escalation now, they added.
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/congressional-staffers-stage-walkout-gaza-ceasefire-1234872959/
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Brenda
Nov 2023
OP
Israel's operations almost disrupted an almost release of almost all the hostages.
Beastly Boy
Nov 2023
#11
Because most of the people being killed have nothing to do with the hostages.
Earth-shine
Nov 2023
#5
I don't care what they do on their break, just get your constituent work, ect, done.
tritsofme
Nov 2023
#23