Questioning The State:
State Department Briefings on Palestine
Parts One, Two, Three, and Four
In this conversation, Said addresses comparatively his years of experience during foreign policy briefings, notably on Palestine, at the US State Department and White House, with focus on the current war on Gaza. We will feature heated exchanges with DOS representatives that became emblematic of strategies of evasion, double standards, and misinformation.
As we approach the realm of the absurd regarding the professionalism and veracity of State Department Spokespersons’ responses on Gaza developments, Said Arikat addresses his recent experience during foreign policy briefings at the US State Department. We feature often heated exchanges with DOS representatives that became emblematic of strategies of evasion, double standards, and misinformation employed by spokespersons of the state, including on last week’s flour massacre in northern Gaza, documented on camera.
The definite collapse of Israel’s narrative has begun to lightly strain relations even with its near-unconditional ally. Yet, foreign policy briefings at the U.S. State Department continue to be transparently bizarre and duplicitous. Our guests, Sam Husseini and Said Arikat, some of the most recurring and critical fixtures of these briefings, share their recent experiences and exchanges which the world watches in now customary disbelief.
The collapse of Israel’s narrative regarding its war/genocide campaign in Gaza has is now a recognized reality. But not so in the U.S. halls of power. In foreign policy briefings at the U.S. State Department we continue to witness obfuscation, duplicity, and at times brazen abrogation of several fundamental values professed by the United States when it come to Israel and Palestine. Our guests include one of the most recurring and critical fixtures of these briefings and a long-time participant and critic. They share their recent experiences and commentary, as well as exchanges which the world watches in now customary disbelief. We will address talk of ceasefire, massacres, and the ICJ decision.
