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Aug 20 • 7 tweets • 3 min read • Read on X
NEW: State Department fires top press officer for Israeli-Palestinian affairs after internal disputes over Israel policy, including whether to express condolences about journalists killed by Israel in Gaza and publicly oppose forced displacement of Palestinians, per documents 🧵 Image
Last week, there was an internal debate about releasing lines to the news media saying, “We do not support forced displacement of Palestinians in Gaza.” It was prompted by questions about Israel-S. Sudan talks on transferring Palestinians. Leadership sided against doing so Image
Another dispute occurred earlier this month following Israel’s targeted killing of Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif and several other journalists in Gaza City. The department sided against expressing condolences Image
A key opponent of Ghoreishi within the department was David Milstein, a senior adviser to Amb. Mike Huckabee. Last week the two were on opposite sides of a debate about saying "West Bank" or "Judea and Samaria" Image
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The State Department suggested Ghoreishi had strayed from the White House’s agenda. “We do not comment on leaked emails or allegations ... Federal employees should never put their personal political ideologies ahead of the duly elected president’s agenda.”
State Department said: “We do not comment on leaked emails or allegations ... Federal employees should never put their personal political ideologies ahead of the duly elected president’s agenda.”
🚨State Department fires official after internal disputes over Israel, per documents obtained by The Washington Post. Full story: washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

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SCOOP: The United States obtained intercepted communication between senior Iranian officials discussing this month’s military strikes on Iran’s nuclear program and remarking that the attack was less devastating than they had expected, per four soures
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NEW: The National Intelligence Council determined in a secret assessment early this month that Venezuela is not directing an invasion of the United States by the prison gang Tren de Aragua, a judgment that contradicts Trump’s public statements
The determination is the U.S. government’s most comprehensive assessment to date undercutting Trump’s rationale for deporting suspected gang members without due process under the Alien Enemies Act
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Scoop: The Trump administration reversed its decision to terminate a U.S. initiative that documents alleged Russian war crimes, including the mass abuction of Ukrainian children to Russia. It's a rare about-face following pressure from U.S. lawmakers and Christian evangelicals
The decision, per congressional aides, gives the Conflict Observatory authorization and funding for six additional weeks to complete the transfer of its repository to the European Union’s law enforcement agency EUROPOL
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🚨The Trump administration is considering ending all ongoing shipments of military aid to Ukraine in response to Zelensky’s remarks in the Oval Office on Friday and his perceived intransigence in the peace process, per senior administration official
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New: The United States will vote no on the Ukrainian resolution at the UN General Assembly, says a State Department official. U.S. still in discussions with the UK and French on how they will vote as Macron and Starmer visit DC
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The divide between the United States and Europe marks "the biggest split among Western powers at the UN since the Iraq War -- and probably even more fundamental" says @RichardGowan1
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