‘No concern for Palestinian suffering’: Ex-official slams US’s Gaza policy
Al Jazeera
Former State Department official Mike Casey says the US government is pursuing Israel’s interests over its own.
Mike Casey says he has never seen anything like it.
In fact, the former States Department official — who served as a deputy political counsellor at the United States Office of Palestinian Affairs — described his experience as a diplomat in Jerusalem as a humiliation.
“It’s frankly embarrassing … to see just the way we give in to the demands of the Israeli government and continue to support what the Israeli government is doing even though we know it’s wrong,” Casey told Al Jazeera.
“And I’ve not seen that in any other country that I’ve served in.”
After four years in his post, Casey resigned in July over what he described as the US government’s unwavering support for Israel despite its devastating military campaign in the Gaza Strip.
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