2024-04-26 05:28:54
(24 News) Disagreement with the country’s policy on the Gaza war, the Arabic spokesperson of the US Department of State resigned.
According to the world news agency, Bala Harith, who has resigned, was also the deputy director of the Dubai Regional Media Hub and held responsibilities as a political and human rights officer at the US State Department almost two decades ago.
He wrote on the social media website LinkedIn that he resigned in April 2024 after 18 years in office. He said that he was against the US policy regarding the Israeli war in Gaza and that he should resign in protest. have been
Several US diplomats have resigned in protest at Israel’s unconditional support for the bombing of Gaza. Earlier, about a month ago, the State Department’s Bureau of Human Rights, Anil Shelley, also announced her resignation, and the State Department Official Josh Paul also resigned in October 2023.
A senior official at the U.S. Department of Education, Tariq Habash, a Palestinian-American, resigned in January.
The United States has been criticized internationally and by human rights organizations for its support of Israel during Israel’s ongoing offensive in Gaza.
As the death toll in Gaza mounts, divisions within President Joe Biden’s administration are coming to the fore. In November, more than 1,000 officials from the US Agency for International Development signed an open letter calling for immediate A ceasefire was called for.
It should be remembered that under the auspices of the US, Israel has martyred around 40 thousand Palestinian children, women and the elderly since November 2023.
2024-04-26 05:28:54