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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Jonathan Guyer

US government employees plan to fast for Gaza in protest against Biden policy

Children hold empty bowls as they wait for food
Palestinians including children, struggling with starvation, wait for food in Deir Al Balah, Gaza, on 28 January. Photograph: Ashraf Amra/Anadolu via Getty Images

US government employees are planning a “day of fasting for Gaza” this week to draw attention to the humanitarian crisis in the territory and to denounce Joe Biden’s policy toward Israel.

Representatives for Feds United for Peace, a group of several dozen government employees frustrated with the Gaza crisis who organized an office walkout earlier in the month, told the Guardian that on Thursday its members will stage a one-day hunger strike. Participating federal employees are expected to show up to their offices dressed in black or wearing keffiyeh scarves or other symbols of Palestinian solidarity.

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