WP announced the dismissal of the US State Department's press secretary on the Palestinian conflict.

State Department (State Department) The United States has fired the spokesman for Israeli-Palestinian relations, Shahed Goreishi, after an internal debate over the country's attitude towards Israel. This was reported by The Washington Post (WP) on August 20, citing sources.

"The State Department fired the press secretary for Israeli-Palestinian relations after numerous disputes over how to characterize key policies of the administration of [US President Donald] Trump," the publication says.

It is noted that the State Department did not provide a justification for the dismissal of its employee. The newspaper suggested that this was due to Goreisha's deviation from the White House agenda.

"Goreisha's dismissal sent a chilling signal to State Department staff that communication deviating from hot pro—Israel messages, even if consistent with long-standing U.S. policy, would not be tolerated," WP added.

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