Stacy Gilbert resigned in protest against State Department report that says Israel isn't blocking aid to Gaza

A career State Department official resigned from her post on Tuesday, saying she could no longer work for the Biden administration after it released a report concluding that Israel was not preventing the flow of aid to Gaza.

Stacy Gilbert, who served as a senior civilian-military advisor to the State Department’s Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM), sent an email to staff saying she was resigning because she felt the State Department had made the wrong assessment, The Washington Post reported, citing officials who read the note.

The report was filed in response to President Joe Biden issuing a national security memorandum (NSM-20) in early February on whether the administration finds credible Israel’s assurances that its use of US weapons do not violate either American or international law.

The report said there were reasonable grounds to believe Israel on several occasions had used American-supplied weapons “inconsistent” with international humanitarian law, but said it could not make a definitive assessment - enough to prevent the suspension of arms transfers.

  • bloodfart@lemmy.ml
    613·
    2 months ago

    How can anyone say that we should vote for this administration in the fall? Its own staff are abandoning it!

    It’s one thing for me to observe the machine from outside and say “gee, idk about this one, it looks to be going down the wrong path…” it’s entirely another for tactical and practical staff to come leaping out of various hatches and run the other way shouting “it’s ontologically evil!”

    • FonsNihilo@lemmy.ca
      131·
      2 months ago

      That vs a dude with 90 something felony charges who tried to overthrow the US government, and is currently conspiring to overthrow democracy.

      Hmmmmm. You know, it really is a tough choice…

      /s

      • bloodfart@lemmy.ml
        512·
        2 months ago

        Dang it’s crazy that you live in a place with only two options. Here in America there’s third parties and even if they’re not enumerated on the ballot you can just write in whoever you want.

        • archonet@lemy.lol
          82·
          2 months ago

          There’s a viable third party running in America? One that gets more than a token share of votes?

          Wowie! I live here and I didn’t even know that! Thanks, sport, I’ll definitely vote for them if they have a chance to win!

    • Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works
      6·
      2 months ago

      Voting is when you get to choose your opponent. Would you rather oppose the Democrats, who are clearly at least somewhat divided on the subject of Palestine, or the Republicans, whose only division is between “Bomb them” and “Nuke them”?

      You’re not endorsing a government by voting for it. You’re just arranging the playing field in the way that is most tactically advantageous to you.

      • bloodfart@lemmy.ml
        62·
        2 months ago

        I’m not voting for either. The party for socialism and liberation has a platform of Palestinian statehood and an end to weapons shipments to israel among many other positions I align with.

        My support for this party gives them material benefits and makes my position clear in no uncertain terms that the platforms of both democrats and republicans are unacceptable.