Shahed Ghoreishi, the State Department's top press officer for Israeli-Palestinian affairs, was fired after disputes over how to describe Trump administration policies, including a plan to relocate hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from Gaza that critics call ethnic cleansing. The firing followed an internal debate over a statement asserting, "We do not support forced displacement of Palestinians in Gaza," which leadership ordered removed. State Department leadership vetoed the language and instructed officials to "cut the line marked in red and clear," according to an internal memo. Officials said the firing signaled that departures from strongly pro-Israel messaging would not be tolerated.
The State Department fired its top press officer for Israeli-Palestinian affairs following multiple disputes over how to characterize key Trump administration policies, including a controversial plan to relocate hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip that critics consider ethnic cleansing, according to U.S. officials and documents reviewed by The Washington Post. Monday's firing occurred days after an internal debate about releasing a statement to the news media that said, "We do not support forced displacement of Palestinians in Gaza."
Shahed Ghoreishi drafted the line, which resembled previous remarks made by President Donald Trump and Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, who said in Februarythe United States would not pursue an " eviction plan " for Gaza. State Department leadership vetoed the move, instructing officials to "cut the line marked in red and clear," according to a memo dated last week.
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