White House interns demand Biden seek Israel-Hamas cease-fire in anonymous letter

White House interns demand Biden seek Israel-Hamas cease-fire in anonymous letter

Interns at the White House are urging that President Biden push for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war, according to a letter shared with NBC News. 

"The letter, first shared with NBC News and addressed to Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, is supported by more than 40 interns who work in the White House and other executive branch offices, according to the text," the outlet reported. 

"We, the undersigned Fall 2023 White House and Executive Office of the President interns, will no longer remain silent on the ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people," the interns wrote, although none put their actual names on the letter.

"We are Palestinian, Jewish, Arab, Muslim, Christian, Black, Asian, Latine, White, and Queer. We heed the voices of the American people and call on the Administration to demand a permanent ceasefire," the letter continued. "We are not the decision makers of today, but we aspire to be the leaders of tomorrow, and we will never forget how the pleas of the American people have been heard and thus far, ignored." 

The White House interns also wrote that they decided to work for the Biden administration believing in "shared values" and a nation of "justice and peace," but criticized the Israeli government for "ongoing violence" and "dehumanizing rhetoric targeting Muslims and Arabs." 

Read the full article by Fox News' Jeffrey Clark