The Wall Street Journal said that US President Joe Biden is facing a rebellion from some circles of the deep state opposing his support for Israel in its war against the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas).

The newspaper, which is conservative and known for its support of Israel, stated in an editorial on the editorial board that news reports indicate that at least 500 appointees and staff from 40 agencies - including the National Security Council and the Department of Justice - sent a letter to Biden asking him to call for a ceasefire. The fire in Gaza and the "de-escalation" between Israel and Hamas.

The text of the letter - whose signatories the newspaper described as anonymous and courageous - stated: “The Americans do not want the American army to be dragged into another costly and absurd war in the Middle East.”

The editorial board reported in its editorial that the same applies to more than 1,000 USAID employees, who reportedly signed a similar letter.

“We believe that another catastrophic loss of human life cannot be avoided, unless the United States government calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza,” the letter said. The letter adds that its signatories are withholding their names “for fear of our personal safety and the possibility of losing our jobs.”

Commenting on what was stated in the last letter, the newspaper - represented by its editorial board - believes that democracy may not mean anything if its signatories do not lose their jobs, or rather if they do not resign “honorably” if they cannot support (the agenda) of their president, adding that those it describes as complainers They are a segment of the workforce.

It stressed that the function of the executive authority is to implement the policies of the head of state, and not to run a campaign to pressure him to change them through letters and leaks from anonymous signatories.

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However, the newspaper acknowledges that dissatisfaction with Biden's policy towards Israel is spreading in the State Department - as well - in the form of opposing telegrams. Perhaps the difference between the two aforementioned letters is that the latter is a natural channel for directing internal criticism, according to the opening article.

Part of the problem here, in the editorial board's view, is that civil service protections are so broad that it is difficult to hold accountable, let alone fire, an opposition career bureaucrat, "and this gives them a certain impunity when they want to agitate against the policy of an elected president." .

The Wall Street Journal editorial board criticized this behavior of state employees, claiming that this is not how a democratic government is supposed to work.

Commenting on this issue, the French newspaper Le Monde said that the specificity of this internal agitation comes from the many leaks to the press, which is an indication of a lack of internal discipline.

In this regard, it stated that Axios - for example - published the contents of an internal email sent by Sylvia Yacoub, a young diplomat working in the Middle East Affairs Office, through which she tried to collect signatures, and obtained about 100 signatures in favor of a text that specifically accused Joe Biden of “ Complicity with genocide,” through his unwavering support for Israel.

In the midst of these protests, Le Monde indicated that Secretary of State Anthony Blinken met with some critical diplomats on October 26, according to the Huffington Post website.

Le Monde commented on what is happening, saying that measuring the extent of the protest from outside official circles is very difficult, but this discontent has caused a rebalancing in the official American position in recent weeks, and more attention has been paid to the plight of Palestinian civilians, according to the newspaper.

Source: Le Monde + Wall Street Journal