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Shahed Ghoreishi was dismissed after disputes over policy messaging on Israel and Gaza, including a rejected draft opposing forced displacement of Palestinians, highlighting strict loyalty enforcement.
- Shahed Ghoreishi, a contractor press officer, was dismissed by the State Department last weekend after two events raised concerns about his alignment with Israel-Gaza policy statements drafted the previous week.
- The firing followed internal disagreements after Ghoreishi prepared a draft response that denied U.S. support for the forced relocation of Gazans, a position that was not accepted by officials at the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem.
- Ghoreishi also removed a mention of the West Bank using the term Judea and Samaria and faced criticism from right-wing commentator Laura Loomer for not fully endorsing the administration’s policies in the Middle East.
- A spokesperson for the State Department emphasized that the agency does not tolerate misconduct by employees, stressing that federal workers must prioritize the President’s agenda over their personal political beliefs.
- The dismissal highlights the Trump administration’s strict loyalty enforcement and its firm pro-Israel stance amid the Gaza conflict, raising questions about future Israel-Palestine policy directions.
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State Department fires official who drafted Israel, Gaza talking points
A State Department official was fired for being on the wrong side of a debate over the Trump administration’s policies toward relocating Palestinians in Gaza and Israel’s claims to the West Bank. Shahed Ghoreishi, who served as press officer for Israeli and Palestinian affairs in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, says he was fired…
State Department employee fired for questioning talking points on Israel and Gaza
The employee drafted a response on behalf of Secretary of State Marco Rubio, saying the U.S. does not support the forced relocation of Gazans. He said he also questioned a statement from the embassy that referred to the West Bank as 'Judea and Samaria'
State Dept Official Fired After Debate On Denouncing Forced Displacement in Gaza
Human rights advocates and critics of the Trump administration are denouncing the US State Department’s firing of a top media relations official who reportedly recommended “expressing condolences” for journalists killed by Israeli forces in Gaza and drafted a statement articulating US government opposition to what amounts to ethnic cleansing in the besieged enclave. Source
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WASHINGTON: The State Department has fired a press officer who was responsible for drafting Trump administration talking points about policy toward Israel and Gaza after complaints from the US Embassy in Jerusalem. Officials said Shahed Ghoreishi, a contractor working for the Bureau of Near East Affairs, was terminated over the weekend following two incidents last week in
US State Department fires press officer after disputes over Gaza
The US State Department has dismissed its top press officer for Israeli and Palestinian affairs after internal disputes over official statements on the Gaza war, US media reported on Wednesday. Shahed Ghoreishi was fired on Monday after disagreements about language in statements on Israel's genocial war on the enclave, including a controversial proposal to displace Palestinians from Gaza - a plan widely condemned as ethnic cleansing. According t…
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