The Israel-Hamas war has exposed the dark underbelly of antisemitism in America and around the world. That includes members of the U.S. State Department.
A career official at the State Department who was involved in debates over Israel’s conduct in Gaza resigned this week. Stacy Gilbert, served in the State Department’s Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration. She cites disagreement with a report as her reason for resigning.
The resignation of this senior official is unusual because it points to the internal dissent over a report the Biden administration relied on to justify continuing to send aid to Israel in the form of billions of dollars of weapons.
The State Department claims it welcomes diverse opinions.
Earlier this month, the State Department used a 46-page unclassified report ordered by Biden this year as a response to Democrats voicing alarm that Israel was…
