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Uncle Joe

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Fri Feb 17, 2023, 01:09 PM Feb 2023

Silencing Critics of Israel: Biden Pulls Nomination of Human Rights Lawyer For Decrying Apartheid

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Last Friday, the State Department announced the nomination of James Cavallaro, a widely respected human rights attorney, to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. But earlier this week, the State Department withdrew Cavallaro’s nomination after reports emerged that he had described Israel as an apartheid state and had criticized House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’s close ties to AIPAC, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. Defending the withdrawal of Cavallaro’s nomination, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said, “His statements clearly do not reflect U.S. policy. They are not a reflection of what we believe, and they are inappropriate to say the least.” The decision has sparked outrage within the human rights community. Cavallaro joins us to explain that this move by the Biden administration is particularly troubling because the role he was nominated for does not have any authority over U.S.-Israel relations and is an independent position.
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Silencing Critics of Israel: Biden Pulls Nomination of Human Rights Lawyer For Decrying Apartheid (Original Post) Uncle Joe Feb 2023 OP
Disappointing . Autumn Feb 2023 #1
I hear you Autumn Uncle Joe Feb 2023 #2
+1 50 Shades Of Blue Feb 2023 #3
Sad montanacowboy Feb 2023 #4
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