Biden official who resigned over Israel says staffers feel 'betrayed' by Biden's failed 'moral' leadership
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A State Department staffer who resigned in protest said staffers feel "betrayed" by President Biden's support for Israel amid its ongoing offensive in Gaza.
Sheline argued the U.S. was violating humanitarian laws by continuing to aid Israel amid what they viewed as human rights abuses. She claimed staffers felt "betrayed" by Biden over what they saw as a failure of his pledge to reestablish America as a moral leader. Kristine Parks is an associate editor for Fox News Digital. Read more.
"And I just want to be clear that Israel is in violation of U.S. laws, whether it’s the Leahy laws or Section 620 of the Foreign Assistance Act. The law is very clear here. And I worry very much that not only, when the administration flouts those laws, it’s not only having a devastating effect for the people of Gaza, but for U.S. moral standing abroad. And this administration came in pledging to reestablish America’s moral leadership, to reengage in international institutions, and this was something that many of my colleagues inside State really believed in. And this is part of why so many people, are feeling so betrayed by the decisions this administration keeps making," she explained to Amanpour.
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