Former US Biden administration officials who resigned over Gaza are urging Democratic candidates for the 2028 presidential race to denounce the Biden-era Gaza policy and avoid hiring people they describe as having enabled it. The officials say the US did not use its influence early enough to push for a ceasefire and that internal dissent was suppressed, adding that accountability should include preventing those they hold responsible from returning to senior government roles.
The outlets frame the effort around a joint letter or statement signed by a dozen or more former officials, with Middle East Eye and Al Jazeera describing it as directed at presidential hopefuls, and Al-Monitor describing it as a call to denounce the policy and “architects.” Middle East Eye highlights claims about what the UN says about genocide in Gaza and emphasizes that the signatories include Arab American and Jewish American former officials.
Overall, all reports agree on the core message: former officials who left the Biden administration over Gaza are calling on 2028 candidates to explicitly reject the Biden approach and to avoid elevating former “enablers.” Differences are mainly in detail and emphasis, not in the basic substance of the appeal.
