Mike Casey, one of only two people explicitly focused on Gaza, left over inaction and doing ‘what the Israelis want’
When Mike Casey arrived in Jerusalem in 2020, he wasn’t looking for a fight.
An army veteran with a stint in Iraq who joined the state department for over a decade of postings across Asia, he came with the measured optimism of a career diplomat – two years of Arabic training ahead, a potential change in administration, and a chance to make a difference. He’d eventually work his way up the ranks to become the state department’s deputy political counselor on Gaza.
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