House Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday that federal workers “deserve” to be fired if they participate in a planned strike to protest President Biden's handling of the war on Hamas.
Louisiana Republicans Statement regarding Xcommented on AL-Monitor News Article Employees from at least 22 government agencies plan to participate in Tuesday's work stoppage to protest Biden's policies on Gaza, according to reports.
“Government employees who walk off the job to protest America's support for our ally Israel are ignoring their responsibilities and abusing the trust of taxpayers,” Prime Minister Johnson wrote. “They deserve to be fired.”
Johnson vowed to work with House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, a fellow Republican, to “ensure that each federal agency initiates appropriate disciplinary proceedings against those who derelict their duties.”
A group of dozens of federal employees calling themselves the Peace Coalition is reportedly planning to hold a “day of remembrance” to mark the 100th day of Israeli military operations in Gaza, AL Monitor reported. There is.
The Jewish state launched military action after Hamas terrorists massacred 1,200 Israelis and kidnapped more than 200 in an October 7 raid.
The Hamas-backed Gaza Health Ministry says some 24,000 Palestinians have been killed in the past three months.
The Israeli military has announced that it has killed approximately 9,000 Palestinian fighters and lost 189 IDF soldiers.
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Organizers of a protest scheduled for Tuesday told AL Monitor they believe “hundreds” of other workers will join after employees from 22 federal agencies pledged to leave. Ta.
Employees include employees of the Office of the President. Department of Defense, Department of State, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Veterans Affairs. The same goes for the National Security Agency, the newspaper reported.
Additionally, employees of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Naval Research Laboratory, National Park Service, Food and Drug Administration, Federal Aviation Administration, and Environmental Protection Agency are also expected to protest during their workday, the news outlet reported. . .
“What you are seeing in this initiative is something very unusual: dissent expressed through physical acts,” one of the organizers told AL-Monitor.
The protests came as Democrat Biden faces mounting pressure from inside and outside the federal government over his support for Israel.
Biden told a heckler at a campaign event last week that he was “quietly” pushing for Israel to make a “significant withdrawal from Gaza.”
The commander-in-chief's statement came days after Israeli authorities moved to reduce troops in the Gaza Strip.
On Saturday night, anti-Israel demonstrators chanted “fuck Joe Biden” and targeted the White House, running into a reinforced fence outside 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
The Secret Service said non-essential staff were evacuated from the area as a precaution as the offensive gathering intensified.
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