John Feiner, the US President's first deputy national security adviser, admitted that there were errors in the administration's response to the war in Gaza, during a closed meeting with Arab-American activists in Michigan.
The New York Times quoted Viner as saying: “We made mistakes in responding to the crisis since October 7, and I have no confidence in the current Israeli government and its willingness to take serious steps regarding the two-state solution.” The First Deputy National Security Advisor to the US President pledged that the US administration would do better.
During the meeting held on Thursday with Arab American activists in Dearborn, Michigan, Viner said: “We are well aware that we have made mistakes in the course of responding to this crisis.” According to a recording of the rally obtained by The New York Times. An official at the National Security Council confirmed the authenticity of the recording.
“We left a very damaging impression based on what was a woefully inadequate public accounting of how much the president, the administration, and the state value the lives of Palestinians,” Feiner added.
These statements came after months of public and private warnings from the Biden administration to Israel to take a better approach in the conflict that has claimed the lives of more than 27,000 Palestinians, according to health authorities in Gaza yesterday, Thursday, and Biden himself announced that Israel “went over the line in its response to the Hamas attack.” in October". According to what was reported by the New York Times.
The war in Gaza has become part of a series of political problems facing Biden, who has remained publicly supportive of Israel and resisted demands within the Democratic Party to call for a ceasefire.
Biden himself has acknowledged the pro-Palestinian protesters who have become a frequent presence at his public events.
The CIA expels a trainee after she filed a complaint about being sexually assaulted at the agency's headquarters
A CIA trainee girl resorted to the judiciary on the grounds that she was sexually assaulted on the stairs in the agency’s building. She said that she is currently being intimidated even though she was fired from her job.
The trainee's lawyer said that his client was sexually assaulted in 2022, and that she is currently suing the agency because she was subjected to intimidation, even though she was fired from her job.
An American officer accuses a high-ranking military commander of harassment
In an email sent to staff by the House Intelligence Committee, who were hearing testimony from alleged victims of sexual assault at the CIA, the lawyer described the firing as “clear retaliation for her statements that fall under the whistleblower protection program.” To law enforcement, Congress and the Inspector General."
In a statement, CIA spokeswoman Tammy Thorpe described the lawyer's statement as "factually inaccurate."
“To be clear, the CIA does not tolerate instances of sexual assault, sexual harassment, or whistleblower retaliation,” Thorpe said.
She indicated that the trainee, whose name was not mentioned, claimed that she failed in the strict training program provided by the agency to undercover officers, and that this was the reason for her dismissal from the agency.
She explained that after that, she was given 90 days to find another job within the agency, otherwise her work would be terminated. She said she "was unable to secure another job and was therefore fired on Monday."
Last year, the CIA's inspector general initiated a "special review" after several women told congressional intelligence committees that their allegations of sexual misconduct had been "handled disgracefully."
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