First US diplomat to resign over Biden’s approach to Israel-Hamas war says she was silenced

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For the past 18 years, Hala Rharrit has served in the State Department, and for the past year and a half, she served as an Arab language spokeswoman until announcing her resignation due to the Biden administration’s policy on the Israel-Hamas war.

“I had full intentions of continuing on in my career until I reached senior levels,” Rharrit told CNN. “I never had the intention of resigning.”

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