US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has, for the first time, publicly acknowledged that he has received complaints through the State Department's dissent channel about the Biden administration's handling of the war in Gaza.
"We've had a number of people in the Department since October raise questions, raise concerns, raise criticisms of policies – policies that Israel is pursuing, policies that we're pursuing," Blinken said in an interview with CNBC in Davos Tuesday.
"We have something called the dissent channel that allows anyone in the department to raise a concern. We've had a number of those. I read every single one," he said.
Dissent over US policy in Israel-Hamas war: CNN has reported on the anger from personnel within the Biden administration about their policies toward Israel's war in Gaza, particularly as the humanitarian toll has continued to mount. At least one State Department official publicly resigned in protest.