Biden should have shown greater concern for Palestinians, State Department official says in leaked email

A top State Department official privately said the Biden administration should have demonstrated greater concern for Palestinians at the start of Israel ’s ongoing U.S.-backed offensive in the Gaza Strip .

A Nov. 7, 2023 , email, which was subsequently leaked to HuffPost , depicts tense early conversations within the government.

The skeptics highlighted global criticism of the Israeli military campaign and argued “we made ourselves complicit in their excesses,” Ned Price wrote.

Exasperation with Biden ’s approach and fears it is enabling atrocities persist inside the administration, officials have told HuffPost .

Biden administration conceded in May it is “reasonable to assess that [U.S.-provided weapons] have been used by Israeli security forces since October 7 in instances inconsistent with its [international law] obligations or with established best practices for mitigating civilian harm.

The Israeli campaign in Gaza since then has killed more than 44,000 Palestinians , most of them women and children, health officials there report, and has reduced the strip to a wasteland. Do you have information you want to share anonymously about the State Department , Gaza policy or related matters? Contact akbar.58 on Signal ..