Akbar Shahid Ahmed's book accuses Biden officials of enabling Gaza genocide
Investigative journalist releases "Crossing the Red Line," arguing the Biden administration's support for Israel's war facilitated atrocities.
What to know
- Investigative journalist Akbar Shahid Ahmed has released "Crossing the Red Line," arguing that the Biden administration's policies—including unprecedented Israeli blockades on Gaza supplies—enabled genocide.
- Ahmed names Jake Sullivan, Brett McGurk, and Antony Blinken as central architects of the Biden approach, describing them as part of an elite foreign policy culture resistant to accountability.
- Ahmed contends that Biden-era Gaza policies remain in effect and have worsened under Trump, emphasizing the need to examine Biden's record even as focus shifts to the current administration.
“It tells a comprehensive, devastating story of the way that the Biden administration's imperial hubris; disregard for both domestic and international law; insular, paranoid culture; emotional identification with Israel; and dehumanization of Palestinians combined to help commit one of the worst crimes of the 21st century.”
The Nation (article), Publication · The Nation ↗ · Sep 23
Akbar Shahid Ahmed Investigative journalist and author
Jake Sullivan Former Biden national security adviser
Brett McGurk Former Biden Middle East coordinator
Antony Blinken Former Biden secretary of state
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Ahmed argues Biden-era Gaza policies persist and worsen under Trump
Ahmed contends in the interview that policies established during the Biden administration—specifically the US tolerance of unprecedented Israeli blockades on supplies to Gaza—remain in effect and have worsened under the Trump administration. He emphasizes the need to examine Biden's record even as Trump is in office.
“It was the Biden era that crafted those policies, not Trump. When we think about…”
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"The # BidenAdministration ’s near-total support for # Israel ’s # genocideInGaza is a stain that can never be washed from # Biden ’s legacy—or from the legacy of the key figures who helped Biden fuel the genocide." An interview with reporter # AkbarShahidAhmed about his new book, # CrossingTheRedLine . https://www. thenation.com/article/politics…
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# usa # israel # palestine : # gaza / # genocide / # government / # book / # interview „An interview with reporter Akbar Shahid Ahmed about his new book, Crossing the Red Line. The Biden administration’s near-total support for Israel’s genocide in Gaza is a stain that can never be washed from Biden’s legacy — or from the legacy of the key figures…
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Ahmed identifies Biden officials as architects of Gaza policy in interview
In an interview with Jack Mirkinson, Ahmed names Jake Sullivan (national security adviser), Brett McGurk (Middle East coordinator), and Antony Blinken (secretary of state) as central figures in the Biden administration's approach to Gaza, describing them as exemplifying an elite foreign policy culture that avoids accountability.
“It is those figures—people like Biden's national security adviser, Jake Sullivan; his Middle East coordinator, Brett McGurk; and his secretary of state, Antony Blinken—who loom largest in Crossing the Red Line.”
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Akbar Shahid Ahmed publishes "Crossing the Red Line" book on Biden and Gaza
Investigative journalist Akbar Shahid Ahmed releases a new book titled "Crossing the Red Line: Biden, His Advisors, and Israel's War in Gaza," based on years of reporting at HuffPost and The Washington Sun. The book argues that the Biden administration's policies enabled atrocities in Gaza.
“The Biden administration's near-total support for Israel's genocide in Gaza is a stain that can never be washed from Biden's legacy—or from the legacy of the key figures who helped Biden fuel the genocide.”
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Kudos to @akbarshahidahmed.bsky.social on his new book Crossing the Red Line. It is a brilliantly reported, searing indictment of the Biden administration’s appalling record on Gaza and the Middle East more broadly.
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"In his indispensable new book, # CrossingTheRedLine the journalist Akbar Shahid Ahmed shows how we got here. Ahmed doesn’t merely document the decisions that led Pres. Biden and his aides to arm and rationalize what leading human rights organizations and legal scholars now consider a genocide": https://www. nytimes.com/2026/09/21/books/r…
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Biden's Officials Tell All About Gaza. It Is Beyond Damning https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=duTm2Tz65ww 'Crossing the Red Line: Biden, His Advisors, and Israel's Ethnic Cleansing in Gaza', by investigative journalist Akbar Shahid Ahmed... # Biden # Administration # Genocide # WarCriminals # CrimesAgainsHumanity # Insider # Report
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How Democrats Were Torn Apart by the War in Gaza https://www. nytimes.com/2026/09/21/books/r eview/crossing-the-red-line-akbar-shahid-ahmed.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Books @ books-newyorktimes