Washington DC – A former diplomat, who resigned in protest against the war last year, says Israel’s devastating attack on Gaza – and US support for it – will “haunt” outgoing Secretary of State Antony Blinken for the rest of his life.

Hala Rahrit He told Al Jazeera in a phone interview that President Joe Biden’s administration is circumventing US regulations by continuing to arm Israel despite well-documented abuses in Gaza.

“They are intentionally – and I don’t say this word lightly, intentionally – violating and evading American law,” said Harriet, who resigned from the US State Department in April.

“When I became a diplomat, I took an oath to defend the Constitution. They are circumventing the process to keep the weapons flowing, and they know how disastrous that is. To me, this is truly inexcusable, and it is criminal.”

There are several US laws that prohibit the transfer of weapons to human rights violators, including a ban on security assistance to countries that block humanitarian aid that Washington supports.

the Leahy’s law It also restricts US aid to military units credibly accused of serious human rights violations, such as extrajudicial killings, torture, and rape.

Moreover, the Biden administration adopted a policy called… National Security Memorandum 20Allies who acquire US weapons are required to provide credible assurances that they are not using the weapons in violation of international humanitarian law.

Despite these assurances, the United States has continued to supply billions of dollars in weapons to Israel – a country that prominent rights groups say is committing genocide in Gaza.

Israel killed at least 46,876 people in Gaza. It also imposed a stifling siege on the region, sparking a deadly man-made hunger crisis.

last year, International Criminal Court Arrest warrants have been issued against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Galant, on charges of committing war crimes, including using “starvation as a means of war.”

However, Blinken And he was right He told Congress that Israel was not blocking humanitarian aid to Gaza, an assessment rejected by aid organizations.

The Blinken-led State Department was also accused of failing to act on allegations of abuse by Israeli soldiers under the Leahy Act, prompting… Recent lawsuit Against the Biden administration led by Palestinians and Palestinian Americans.

Thus, critics say, Blinken has been instrumental in ensuring that Israel continues to receive the American weapons it is using to destroy Gaza.

Blinken also oversaw the US delegation to the United Nations, which vetoed four Security Council resolutions that would have called for a ceasefire in Gaza.

The top US diplomat — who has a long history of strong pro-Israel advocacy — faced protesters for Palestinian rights at congressional hearings, in the streets and even outside his home.

Just this week, several activists boycotted Blinken’s remarks at the Atlantic Council in Washington, D.C., calling him a “genocide secretary.”

On Thursday, in Blinken’s last appearance in the State Department press conference room, He was a journalist It was forcibly removed due to repeated questions about Blinken’s complicity in alleged war crimes committed by Israel.

Rarity said that it is natural to object to “massacres and the slaughter of people,” expecting that Blinken will continue to confront the protesters after leaving office on Monday.

“This will haunt him for the rest of his life,” the former diplomat told Al Jazeera.

History will certainly judge him, and it is already doing so today. The question is: In the next administrations, will there be actual accountability for the crimes committed under this administration?

The war in Gaza appears to be coming to an end after a ceasefire was reached this week, following reports of interference by the incoming president-elect. Donald Trump.

For months, Israeli officials vowed to continue the war, as did the Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir He has publicly bragged about thwarting attempts to reach an agreement that would end the conflict and lead to the release of Israeli prisoners in Gaza.

However, Blinken continues to insist that Hamas “played the role of spoiler” in talks about the deal.

“I will tell you very frankly, Blinken is lying,” Harriet said.

The former diplomat worked in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for 18 years and worked as an Arabic language spokesman before resigning last year. She is one of many American officials Who resigned From the Biden administration regarding uncompromising US support for Israel.

Rarette said she was grateful to be leaving office because she felt she was being “silenced” when voicing her concerns about American politics.

“I do not believe as diplomats that we are supposed to impose or implement policies that are illegal or inhumane, as well as those that are fundamentally inconsistent with US national security interests,” she told Al Jazeera.

“So there was no way for me to be able to survive under those conditions.”