The spokesperson of the US State Department resigned in protest of the Gaza war
| The Arabic-speaking spokesperson of the US Ministry of Foreign Affairs has resigned from his position in protest. |
report Mehr News Agency quoted by Reuters, “Hale Gharit, deputy of the media center of the US State Department in Dubai, whose official title The Arabic-speaking spokesperson of the US Ministry of Foreign Affairs has also resigned from his position in protest.
The reason for the resignation of this American official is opposition to Washington’s policy regarding the Gaza war. Hale Gharit wrote on his personal account in the cyberspace about his resignation: “After 18 years of distinguished service in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, I am opposed to the Gaza policy of the United States.” I resigned in April 2024.”
The resignation of Gharit, at least the third resignation of State Department America opposes the war in Gaza. Almost a month ago, Anel Shelin resigned from the human rights office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. and Josh Paul, the official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs resigned in October at the same time as the war against Gaza started.
Dissatisfaction in America with the government’s support for the Gaza war is very high. At the same time, the protests in various American universities in support of Gaza continue and the protest sit-in of students on the campus of George Washington University in the American capital, despite the warning of the police and university authorities, but gathering is not done.
while earlier the university authorities set a specific time to end the protest tents and now, despite the deadline for removing the tents, the protest rally and sit-ins continue.
Protests continue at Columbia University in New York and the officials of this university have announced that if the discussion with the students is successful If not, we should consider other options to restore peace on campus.
Based on statistics provided by An. B. 30, students of at least 40 American and Canadian universities and colleges have set up sit-in tents in solidarity with Gaza, and these sit-ins continue despite warnings and police intervention.
The American police also announced after the raid on Indiana University: At least 33 people were arrested on the campus after the protesters refused to remove the tent structures.
According to official reports, during the student protests in support of Palestine, American authorities have so far 100 participants in student protests at the University of Southern California and dozens of people at the University of Texas at Austin have been arrested.
It has also been reported that US authorities detained at least two professors at Emory University in Georgia as part of a group of people participating in university demonstrations against the Gaza war.
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According to the published news, the head of Emory University’s philosophy department is among those arrested.
At the same time as student protests continue in America to support the people of Gaza, “Chris Carr”, the Attorney General of Georgia, in his user account on the X network (formerly Twitter) from The suppression of protesting students by police forces has supported.
In a statement about the protests, Georgia’s attorney general said: “We proudly stand with any university that takes the necessary steps to protect the health and safety of Georgia students. We will stand.”
Student protests in America in support of Palestine and with the aim of stopping the war in Gaza have been met with a strong reaction and suppression by American police forces. In this connection, Amnesty International reacted by issuing a statement to the suppression of peaceful protests by American university students in support of the Palestinian nation.
Amnesty International, referring to the actions of American security forces, announced: these protests were met with a repressive response, including the arrest and expulsion of students.
This statement continues: While the provision of arms to Israel by Washington continues, the right to protest is very important.
Amnesty International emphasized: We ask American universities to support the rights of students in peaceful and safe demonstrations.
