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The State Dept. Official Who Quit Over Israel
Oct 25, 2023
Former State Department official, Josh Paul, shares his decision to resign over US arms sales to Israel. He discusses the moral complexities in his role, lack of accountability and debate, and the need for a course correction in US foreign policy towards Israel.
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- Josh Paul resigned from the State Department due to concerns about civilian harm caused by US arms transfers during the Israel-Gaza conflict, highlighting the need for accountability.
- Paul's resignation highlights the importance of following US government rules on arms transfers and demanding equal standards for accountability and human rights in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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Josh Paul resigns from State Department over arms transfer policy
Josh Paul, a former diplomat with the State Department, recently resigned from his position to protest the US government's arms transfers during the conflict between Israel and Hamas. In a strongly-worded resignation letter, Paul expressed his concerns about the civilian harm caused by the US-provided arms and criticized the American response to the war. He had worked in the Bureau of Political Military Affairs, facilitating international weapons transfers. Israel, as a major recipient of American weapons, had requested additional arms after a recent attack by Hamas. Paul disagreed with his superiors' willingness to fulfill this request, leading to his resignation
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