A USAID contractor has resigned, claiming his work on Palestine was censored. This resignation adds to a growing list of U.S. government officials leaving their positions in protest against President Biden's support for Israel's actions in Gaza, which some describe as genocide. At least nine officials have publicly resigned, with dozens more reportedly leaving quietly. Alex Smith, a former USAID contractor, stated he was pushed out after preparing a presentation on the maternal and child health impacts of the Israeli war on Gaza. Smith, who had read all of Samantha Powers’ books before joining USAID, now accuses her of bowing to political pressure to remain silent and urges U.S. leaders to 'stop gaslighting' the public. Additionally, there are allegations that the U.S. State Department falsified a report absolving Israel from responsibility for blocking aid to Gaza. Another official claimed the White House lied to Congress about the situation in Gaza.
I spoke to Alex Smith, who resigned from USAID this week over the agency’s failure to speak out over the crisis in Gaza. Smith read all of Samantha Powers’ books before he joined USAID. Now, he accuses her of bowing to political pressure to remain silent https://t.co/JaVqxdXMgr
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US State Department 'falsified' report to defend Israel, claims ex-official #UnitedStates #Israel #IsraelPalestineWar https://t.co/OhLROiCTQh
Alex Smith is a former contractor for @USAID who says he was pushed out after preparing a presentation on maternal and child health impacts of the Israeli war on Gaza. In an exclusive interview, he details what happened and urges U.S. leaders to "stop gaslighting" the public. https://t.co/OXMedvysjD
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🚨This is so low even for the #genocide enabler @StateDept/@SecBlinken. Morally corrupt and repugnant! They falsified a report, against the consensus of their own experts, absolving Israel from responsibility for blocking aid from reaching #Gaza. 1/5🧵 https://t.co/LkcCOD2A5p
USAID contractor resignation adds to growing list of people working for US government who have resigned in protest against Biden's Gaza stance https://t.co/9bUhVXBLM4
Biden's support for Israel's genocide in Gaza is indefensible even within his own administration. At least 9 officials have publicly resigned over US support for Israel's crimes in Gaza, with dozens more reportedly leaving quietly for the same reasons. https://t.co/6MsvEEZ3t5
USAID contractor resigns after claiming work on Palestine was censored https://t.co/vj9hpQX6mI