LOADING ERROR LOADINGVeteran State Department official Josh Paul resigned from the agency on Tuesday over President Joe Biden’s approach to Israel-Palestine, telling HuffPost he felt he had to do so because he knew he could not push for a more humane policy within the U.S. government. Given that I couldn’t shift anything, I resigned,” he told HuffPost on Wednesday evening in his first media interview since he revealed his decision, which he also described in a LinkedIn post. The department received “a clear top-down guidance that we are moving forward with everything we can,” Paul said. Multiple officials within the Biden administration who want the U.S. to encourage Israeli restraint and concern for civilians as the country seeks to exact vengeance against Hamas have told HuffPost they are experiencing a chilling effect. AdvertisementPaul’s public announcement of his resignation sent shockwaves through the State Department on Wednesday.

Source: Huffington Post October 19, 2023 16:24 UTC