On this edition of Your Call's Media Roundtable, we discuss the growing dissent among US officials over the Biden administration's unconditional support for Israel.
Nearly one month into Israel's US-backed military assault on the Gaza Strip, some State Department officials say their agency is being sidelined in a way that risks hurting American foreign policy, demoralizing valuable personnel, and worsening the humanitarian toll of the war.
According to HuffPost, frustrated State Department officials describe disillusionment and a sense of powerlessness as they watch the US pursue policies they believe will cause immense suffering in the near term and painful blowback in the future.
Guest:
Akbar Shahid Ahmed, HuffPost senior foreign affairs reporter, based in Washington, DC
Web Resources:
HuffPost: Over 50 DNC Employees Sign Letter Urging Biden To Call For Israeli Cease-Fire In Gaza
HuffPost: Biden's Israel-Gaza Approach Sidelines State Department, And Officials Fear The Worst
Foreign Policy: The Storm of Dissent Brewing in the State Department
NBC: Swing-state Muslim Americans threaten to vote against Biden
