UN Official Resigns Over 'Genocide' of Palestinian Civilians, Calls for One-State Solution

The director of the New York office of the UN high commissioner for human rights, Craig Mokhiber, has resigned, accusing the UN of failing to prevent what he describes as the genocide of Palestinian civilians in Gaza under Israeli bombardment. Mokhiber criticized the US, UK, and much of Europe for being complicit in the assault and called for the dismantling of the state of Israel. While his departure letter did not mention the recent attack by Hamas on southern Israel, it called for the establishment of a single, democratic secular state in historic Palestine. Mokhiber's resignation has sparked mixed reactions, with some seeing it as a powerful argument against double standards in the UN's stance on Israel and Palestine, while others accuse him of antisemitism.