A group that claims it is comprised of federal employees is planning to hold a one-day hunger strike in protest of the war in Gaza.
The strike, planned by Feds United for Peace, comes as the White House said on Monday that President Joe Biden welcomes peaceful protests as efforts to pressure him into backing an end to hostilities in Gaza between Israel and Hamas continue.
Biden reportedly met with a group of ceasefire advocates backstage at a union conference in Washington last week, and protests have followed him across the country ever since the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attacks ignited fighting in the Gaza strip.
“It’s hard to say if he’s going to have regular conversations [with ceasefire protesters in the future],” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Monday. “It’s not the first time that the president has had conversations with protesters from whatever side of the issue that they’re on.”
Set for Thursday, Feb. 1, participants of the strike will wear black and/or Palestinian symbols such as a keffiyeh and fast as a show of solidarity and outrage against civilian casualties in Gaza.
Along with fasting, participants are encouraged to help someone in need, volunteer, or donate to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, according to a press release. The Washington Examiner has reached out to the group seeking more information.
Biden has heard the shouts of protesters at nearly every stop on his schedule over the last four months. Most government employee protesters have remained anonymous, though one Department of Education official, Tariq Habash, and the State Department’s Josh Paul have resigned over the conflict.
Efforts were also arranged to have New Hampshire primary voters write in “Ceasefire” instead of Biden’s name as a protest vote. The effort attracted just over 1,500 votes in the Granite State.
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Biden has remained steadfast in his support for Israel, a country he first visited 51 years ago during his first year as a U.S. senator. Still, the White House insists he is listening to protests and is open to hearing what dissenting voices have to say.
“The president says this all the time — he’s a president for all Americans,” Jean-Pierre said. “That’s something that he believes. He’s always willing to hear people out. … Americans have the right for their voices to be heard, just as long as they do it peacefully.”