Leaked Emails Warn U.S. Diplomats Against Calling For ‘De-Escalation’ In Gaza
As Israel escalates its offensive, U.S. diplomats are being discouraged from publicly using three phrases that would urge calm.
Hasnain says:
I’ve been seeing a lot of news lately and it’s so depressing. I wonder how history will judge everyone’s actions (or lack there of) in this moment.
“In messages circulated on Friday, State Department staff wrote that high-level officials do not want press materials to include three specific phrases: “de-escalation/ceasefire,” “end to violence/bloodshed” and “restoring calm”
Posted on 2023-10-13T16:54:03+0000