ProPublica report shows unprecedented rift within US administration: Analysis
Apr 21, 2024 #AntonyBlinken #IsraelWar #OccupiedWestBank
A news report detailing how the US administration ignored warnings over alleged abuses
Apr 21, 2024 #AntonyBlinken #IsraelWar #OccupiedWestBank
A news report detailing how the US administration ignored warnings over alleged abuses against Palestinians by an Israeli military unit highlights an extraordinary fissure within the US government.
“In the US, we have seen growing tensions between the technocrat experts and the political level where politicians are more or less still protecting Israel,” said political analyst Tamer Qarmout.
“The technocrats are rising up and saying ‘enough is enough’. This is unprecedented inside the US administration,” said the assistant professor in public policy at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies.
Similar rifts are also taking place in the UN where legal experts have argued “genocide” is taking place in Gaza, while state representatives take a softer stance against Israel, he said.
Last week, ProPublica, a non-profit organisation focusing on investigative journalism, reported current and former State Department staff told Secretary of State Antony Blinken in December of credible evidence of human rights abuses by the Netzah Yehuda Israeli military unit.
Yet, the document has been “in his briefcase ever since”, it said.
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