Posted 3/27/2024, 9:00:00 PM
State Department Officials Resign Over Biden Administration's Gaza Policy
- State Department human rights staffer Annelle Sheline resigns over Biden administration's policy on Gaza
- Sheline worked for a year as a foreign affairs officer in the State Department's human rights bureau
- Another staffer, Josh Paul, resigned in October for similar reasons related to US arms provisions to Israel
- State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller responds that there is diversity of views on Gaza policy within department
- Over 31,000 Palestinians have been killed in ongoing Gaza war since October 2022