state CouncilAn official who worked on human rights issues in the Middle East resigned on the 27th in protest of US supportisraelin palestineGazaThe war on the aisle has become the latest example of public expression of disagreement by American public officials.

The Washington Post reported that Enele Shelin resigned after a year in the State Department’s Office of Near Eastern Affairs in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor. Nearly half of his term ended in October with war between Israel and the Palestinian armed group Hamas. Last year.

In an interview with The Post, Schelling said that his focus has always been on promoting human rights in the Middle East and North Africa, but that due to the Israel–Kazakhstan War and the many ethical, legal, security and other issues that arose in its wake, Has become more complex. Diplomatic influence on the United States… Although she managed to raise concerns within the State Department using “dissent cables” and staff forums, she ultimately concluded that these methods were futile “unless the United States was able to stop Israel from arming “Continues to send a steady stream of.”

Schelling said, “I can’t really do my job anymore and trying to advocate for human rights is absolutely impossible.”

Since Josh Paul, a senior State Department official involved in arms transfers to foreign governments, resigned in October 2013, Schelling’s resignation became the most significant resignation triggered by the Gaza conflict. Zi Lin said that he originally planned to leave quietly and inform his superiors that the matter was related to the war in Gaza, but at the request of his colleagues, he decided to speak out. Colleagues told him that they also wanted to quit but could not do so due to financial or family reasons.

Schelling revealed that although he had support in the State Department, “there were a lot of people who disagreed with me.” During internal meetings on the Israel–Kazakhstan war, some staffers “stood up and said, ‘I appreciate what the U.S. government and the State Department are doing for Israel, and I really support it,'” but such The comments were often met with backlash. From others.

Schelling recalled that in one meeting, he asked about the administration’s priorities, such as competition with China, human rights, and climate change, issues he felt were being overshadowed by Washington’s blank check support for Israel.

Schelling told reporters, “My question is why is supporting Israel more important than all other priorities?”

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