Top U.N. Official Resigns, Denounces Israeli Assault on Gaza as "Genocide"

Craig Mokhiber, a top United Nations official, has resigned and accused the UN of failing to address what he calls a "text-book case of genocide" unfolding in Gaza. In a letter addressed to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mokhiber criticized the UN's response to the Israeli assault on Gaza, stating that civilian homes, schools, and medical institutions are being attacked, and that apartheid rules across the land. He also criticized the complicity of the US, UK, and Europe in arming and supporting Israel's atrocities. Mokhiber called for all member states to fulfill their obligations under international law and ensure an end to the attacks on civilians in Gaza, as well as accountability for the perpetrators and protection for the vulnerable.