Fmr. State Dept. Official Says Her Colleagues Urged Her to ‘Speak for Us’ After Resigning over Gaza Policy

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Question You ░░░░░░░░ the decision to resign ░░░░░░░░ to the public Tell ░░░░░░░░ why Initially I was ░░░░░░░░ leading to do so ░░░░░░░░ As you mentioned and ░░░░░░░░ only briefly at the ░░░░░░░░ Department just for a ░░░░░░░░ But when I told ░░░░░░░░ I was planning to ░░░░░░░░ for Gaza they said ░░░░░░░░ speak for us Many ░░░░░░░░ people are many many ░░░░░░░░ are public because so ░░░░░░░░ people are so shocked ░░░░░░░░ mortified by what s ░░░░░░░░ on and they are ░░░░░░░░ to do it they ░░░░░░░░ on the inside to ░░░░░░░░ the policy Resigning and ░░░░░░░░ public about it seemed ░░░░░░░░ be one of the ░░░░░░░░ options left Having been ░░░░░░░░ state what about your ░░░░░░░░ there what have you ░░░░░░░░ from the inside that ░░░░░░░░ objected to so strongly ░░░░░░░░ you felt you could ░░░░░░░░ work there anymore In ░░░░░░░░ it was that we ░░░░░░░░ not upholding U S ░░░░░░░░ That there are laws ░░░░░░░░ providing weapons to governments ░░░░░░░░ commit gross violations of ░░░░░░░░ rights and block U ░░░░░░░░ humanitarian aid These laws ░░░░░░░░ not being upheld I ░░░░░░░░ this is not only ░░░░░░░░ obviously a devastating effect ░░░░░░░░ the people of Gaza ░░░░░░░░ this is also devastating ░░░░░░░░ America for this administration ░░░░░░░░ came in claiming to ░░░░░░░░ to reestablish America s ░░░░░░░░ Claiming to uphold the ░░░░░░░░ of law to live ░░░░░░░░ international order I think ░░░░░░░░ myself and other colleagues ░░░░░░░░ believe in the mission ░░░░░░░░ the State Department and ░░░░░░░░ in the values that ░░░░░░░░ claims to uphold these ░░░░░░░░ were it became untenable ░░░░░░░░ stay with this administration ░░░░░░░░ the changes and the ░░░░░░░░ Administration position including abstaining ░░░░░░░░ allowing a U N ░░░░░░░░ to go through which ░░░░░░░░ call for a cease ░░░░░░░░ and having the ship ░░░░░░░░ off of Gaza providing ░░░░░░░░ air dropping food did ░░░░░░░░ changes and shifts in ░░░░░░░░ Biden Administration impact your ░░░░░░░░ at all and what ░░░░░░░░ you make of them ░░░░░░░░ welcome these minor shifts ░░░░░░░░ overarching policy has not ░░░░░░░░ The U S can ░░░░░░░░ to fast track massive ░░░░░░░░ of weapons to Israel ░░░░░░░░ they re not using ░░░░░░░░ leverage to insist that ░░░░░░░░ to get in through ░░░░░░░░ roots A plane can ░░░░░░░░ 2 to 3 tons ░░░░░░░░ aid and a truck ░░░░░░░░ single truck carried 20 ░░░░░░░░ and there are hundreds ░░░░░░░░ trucks waiting at the ░░░░░░░░ to get food and ░░░░░░░░ to these people The ░░░░░░░░ that the administration is ░░░░░░░░ is largely a pr ░░░░░░░░ They are now dealing ░░░░░░░░ a lot more public ░░░░░░░░ and this simply should ░░░░░░░░ their leverage and insist ░░░░░░░░ Israel have to allow ░░░░░░░░ aid In terms of ░░░░░░░░ U N security resolution ░░░░░░░░ s encouraging but then ░░░░░░░░ Biden Administration came out ░░░░░░░░ and said it was ░░░░░░░░ binding So I hope ░░░░░░░░ this is perhaps the ░░░░░░░░ of more of a ░░░░░░░░ but nothing makes a ░░░░░░░░ to the people of ░░░░░░░░ being bombed continually and ░░░░░░░░ My last question the ░░░░░░░░ term genocide Do you ░░░░░░░░ what is happening in ░░░░░░░░ is genocide And another ░░░░░░░░ genocide is technical have ░░░░░░░░ specific to meet the ░░░░░░░░ so I rely on ░░░░░░░░ But based on my ░░░░░░░░ I d say yes ░░░░░░░░ Israeli government is trying ░░░░░░░░ read erase this population ░░░░░░░░ this land in Gaza ░░░░░░░░ also the treatment of ░░░░░░░░ in the West Bank ░░░░░░░░ the current Israeli government ░░░░░░░░ far right wing government ░░░░░░░░ Netanyahu is engaged in actions