Former Biden administration State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller, after years of being among the more visible defenders of President Joe Biden’s foreign policy, said in an interview published this week that “it is without a doubt true that Israel has committed war crimes,” but denied accusations Israel is committing a genocide of Palestinians.
The admission comes as Israel’s war on Gaza in the name of defeating Hamas continues unabated, at least 54,000 Palestinians have been killed since Oct. 7, 2023, and the living two million are on the brink of famine and almost entirely displaced from their homes . The Trump administration has followed Biden with near-unconditional support for Israel’s war effort despite international outcry and International Crimi