Deputy Minister responsible for Israel-Palestine resigns from the US Department of State

Andrew Miller, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Israeli-Palestinian Affairs at the U.S. Department of State, has resigned. Miller, who held the position of Deputy Assistant Secretary for Israeli-Palestinian affairs at the U.S. Department of State, has resigned from his post. According to The Washington Post, Andrew Miller stated that the ongoing conflict since October has taken a toll on everything, and he decided to resign from his position due to not spending enough time with his family. Miller expressed that if it weren’t for his personal responsibilities, he would prefer to stay in his job and fight for what he believes, even in areas where he does not agree with the administration.

Known as a supporter of Palestine
According to the U.S.-based CNN International channel, Miller played a significant role in a presidential decree issued in February that included sanctions against many Israeli settlers attacking Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. Miller is known as a principled supporter of Palestinian rights and statehood. Previously serving as a senior policy advisor to the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Miller served as the director responsible for Egyptian and Israeli military issues at the White House National Security Council from 2014 to 2017 during the Barack Obama administration.

Reactions to the U.S. Gaza policy
On the other hand, Captain Harrison Mann, who worked at the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) under the U.S. Department of Defense (Pentagon), announced his resignation due to his country’s ‘unconditional support’ for Israel’s attacks in the Gaza Strip. U.S. aviator Aaron Bushnell, on the other hand, protested the support his country provided to Israel in front of the Israeli Embassy in Washington in February and tragically lost his life after setting himself on fire.