State Dept. official resigns over U.S. arms sales to Israel amid human rights concerns

Josh Paul resigned from the State Department due to concerns over the U.S. response to the Israel-Hamas war.

The Biden administration issued a policy raising the standard for arms transfers that may violate human rights.

Israel has repeatedly used U.S. arms in ways that caused massive Palestinian civilian casualties.

There was no policy debate before rushing to provide arms to Israel amid the latest conflict.

For 20+ years, U.S. security assistance to Israel has not led to peace and has moved us further from it.