Biden Staffers Hold White House Vigil Calling for Israel–Hamas Ceasefire

A group of Biden administration staffers held a vigil outside the White House on Wednesday night, calling for a ceasefire in the Israel–Hamas conflict.

The vigil, organized by a self-described interfaith group of political appointees, administration staffers, and civil service career staff, featured a banner reading, "President Biden, your staff demands a ceasefire," and what appeared to be candles arranged to spell out "ceasefire."

The group stood in front of the White House, concealing their faces behind masks, glasses, hats, hoodies, regular scarves, and Palestinian keffiyeh scarves—a checkered black and white scarf that has become a symbol of the Palestinian cause.


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