A coalition of Palestinian and progressive groups is urging universities, think tanks, elected officials and others, to refuse to hire or collaborate with a group of 20 former Biden officials accused of "promoting, lying about and covering up the Gaza genocide."
The "Drop the Genocide 20" campaign has targeted former Biden staffers including Antony Blinken, who served as secretary of state, Jake Sullivan, former national security advisor, and Brett McGurk, Biden's Middle East coordinator — all of whom were pivotal in backing Israel's war on Gaza.
Since his time as secretary of state, Blinken was given a book deal with Crown, an imprint of Penguin Random House, and has often participated in public speaking events including at Harvard's Kennedy School.
The campaign is also demanding the Biden staffers be banned from any future political appointments.
"The culture of bipartisan elite immunity is what drives U.S. war crimes and support for war crimes. … This dynamic is a key reason Biden officials knew they could arm, defend, and cover up the genocide in Gaza for 15 months, and simply move back into liberal spaces, nonprofits, and future governments.”
Congressmember Rashida Tlaib is among those to have signed the pledge.
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