LOADING ERROR LOADINGSecretary of State Antony Blinken has met with a group of State Department officials who are involved in formal dissents over President Joe Biden’s approach to the Israel-Hamas war, according to one current and one former State Department official. The previously unreported meeting took place on Oct. 26, said the former official, who left the State Department several years ago. The announcement described leaders sharing their views and did not specify what impact expressing different views might have, if any. Biden and Blinken this week endorsed the idea of a “humanitarian pause” to allow more aid to flow into the besieged region. On Friday, Blinken told Israeli counterparts he believes a pause will help the U.S. continue to defend and back Israel’s ground operation in Gaza, where millions of people will likely remain trapped regardless of a pause, Axios revealed.

Source: Huffington Post November 04, 2023 06:05 UTC