Lily Greenberg Call is a former Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff at the Department of Interior. She has nearly a decade of experience in politics, movement organizing, Jewish communal engagement, and domestic and international human rights work. She worked on Vice President Harris’ 2020 primary race and President Biden's 2020 campaign and served in the administration until May 15, 2024, when she became the first Jewish political appointee to resign in protest of US policy in Gaza.
Lily grew up doing pro-Israel advocacy with AIPAC and other organizations and was the president of the AIPAC affiliate at her undergraduate university, and later became invested in Palestinian rights and Jewish anti-occupation movements.
She has appeared as a guest on MSNBC, CNN, NBC, and given commentary and written articles for The Washington Post, Politico, The Guardian, and Truthout. Lily holds a B.A. in Political Science and Public Policy from the University of California, Berkeley.
Areas of Interest
Israel/Palestine, U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Human Rights, Jewish-Palestinian solidarity, Organizing, Democratic Politics, Democratic Party, Government
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- Wikipedia profile
- Jewish staffer resigns Biden administration over Gaza (The Washington Post)
- Interior Dept staffer becomes first Jewish Biden appointee to publicly resign over war in Gaza (AP)
- I worked to elect Kamala Harris. She must break with Biden on Israel and Palestine (The Guardian)
- Jewish American Biden Appointee Is Latest To Resign In Protest Of Gaza Policy (HuffPost)
- AIPAC Is Endorsing Candidates, But Progressives Should Turn Them Down (Teen Vogue)
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