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An active-duty officer with the U.S. Army publicly announced his resignation on Monday from the Defense Intelligence Agency and the service over the American government’s policy on Gaza ― the latest official to leave their post in protest of the Biden administration’s continued support for Israel ’s military offensive in the Palestinian enclave.Advertisement
In his letter, Mann reflected on his own position at the DIA, and how he “has unquestionably contributed” to the unconditional U.S. support for Israel through his role in the military. Mann said in his letter that despite his internal conflict over Gaza, he continued to do his job without voicing his concerns ― hoping that Israel’s military campaign would soon be over, that a wave of public outrage would finally change the U.S. position on Israel, or that his individual contribution was insignificant and that it was not his place to question policy decisions.in Gaza.
Mann’s exit is also not the only high-profile opposition from the U.S. military. In February, active-duty Air Force memberin Washington, D.C., in protest of U.S. support for Israel’s military campaign in Gaza. The 25-year-old airman livestreamed himself saying he “will no longer be complicit in genocide” before self-immolating and yelling “Free Palestine!”
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