Opposition to Israeli attacks in Gaza is growing in the United States where a State Department official has resigned over additional US military aid to Israel and a group of progressive lawmakers have introduced a ‘ceasefire now’ resolution in Congress.

Also, the US media reported on Thursday that Capitol police have arrested hundreds of Jewish peace activists for holding anti-war protests inside the Capitol building.

On Wednesday evening, Josh Paul, who was director of congressional and public affairs at the department’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, posted his resignation letter online in a rare act of public dissent against the Biden administration’s pro-Israeli policies.

“Let me be clear: Hamas’ attack on Israel was not just a monstrosity; it was a monstrosity of monstrosities,” Paul wrote. “But I believe to the core of my soul that the response Israel is taking, and with it the American support both for that response, and for the status quo of the occupation, will only lead to more and deeper suffering for both the Israeli and the Palestinian people.”

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