New chapter in the mind of the Biden administration: An internal State Department memorandum signed by a hundred officials would accuse the president of “Spreading false information” on the War between Israel and Hamas.
The accusation of disinformation for President Biden
This was revealed on the Axios website, explaining that the document was created by a young diplomat, whose name is not disclosed, who has already accused Biden on social media of “complicity in the genocide” in Gaza. Signed by hundred officials The memorandum from the State Department and USAID (the US Agency for Development and Cooperation) accuses the president of spreading “disinformation” in his memorandum Speech on October 10th, in which he expressed support for Israel but gave no specific examples. It calls for a ceasefire and recommends that efforts be made to release the hostages, but to place them on the same level as Palestinian prisoners. It concludes by arguing that Biden should do more to counter Israel’s actions, which have been accused of war crimes. Overall, Axios notes, some of the language in the text closely resembles the slogans of the Democratic Party’s left-wing protests.
The “Channel of Dissent”
Since the days of War in Vietnamthe Foreign Ministry has a “Channel for dissent“through which diplomats can freely express opinions that contradict official policy: this is done to give space to the voice of distant embassies, but also to a part of the heart of foreign policy that has the freedom to disapprove of national foreign policy. However, such opinions should remain confidential and do not filter outside.
The memo, sent on November 3, begins with an immediate reference to the October 7 Hamas attack. However, in the five pages of notes, the authors focus on the retaliatory measures desired by the Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. While he supports Israel, President Biden should do more to question Israeli actions, according to the letter’s authors, even though he has repeatedly expressed concern about the humanitarian impact in Gaza. The measures targeted by the memo include cutting off electricity supplies, restricting aid deliveries and carrying out attacks that displaced hundreds of people, all of which constitute “war crimes and/or crimes against humanity under international law.” And yet the summary continues: “Nevertheless, we have not reassessed our position toward Israel. We have doubled our steadfast military assistance without clear or actionable guidelines.”
Not just disinformation: according to the memorandum, all the mistakes made by the White House
The memo broadens the view of the broader American attitude as a whole middle East: Additionally, the Biden administration is accused of the following Failure of the two-state project, which the president has always strived for since the election campaign. From accusing disinformation, the junior department official then moves on to blaming White House and National Security Council members for showing contempt for Palestinian lives, documenting a lack of willingness to de-escalate and a lack of strategic foresight presented before October 7th.
In addition, the document points out the doubts expressed by the President actual number of deaths in Gaza, referring to statements made on October 27 last year, when Biden admitted that he “did not trust” the Ministry of Health’s figures in Gaza. However, the mystery remains: It would not be clear when the note was written and there would be no certainty that it refers to the latest episode of the Arab-Israeli conflict. The fact is that these disagreements, although they represent a healthy and well-established practice, never arise by chance. The same thing happened in 2016 with a cable criticizing the Obama administration’s actions in Syria. Another 2021 memo about the American escape from Afghanistan did not reach the media but became the subject of heated debates between Congress and the State Department.