(CNN) Betsy Klein - A high-profile group of 116 former Biden and Obama administration and campaign officials sent a message of "deep appreciation" to President Joe Biden for his backing of Israel in the wake of the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas. The letter was signed by former Biden chief of staff Ron Klain, former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Colin Kahl, former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers, three members of Congress, 18 former ambassadors and others. The letter said: "To those blaming Israel alone for this violence or excusing the atrocities including rape and beheading as 'resistance,' we want to be very clear: there is no moral equivalence between Israel and Hamas, a designated terrorist organization responsible for mass atrocities. No aspect of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict justifies Hamas' unconscionable war crimes on October 7."
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