According to Shahed Ghoreishi, disputes arose over forced displacement of Gazans, Judea and Samaria terminology and condolences for an Al Jazeera employee that according to Israel was a Hamas operative.
The U.S. State Department has fired its top press officer for Israeli-Palestinian affairs, Shahed Ghoreishi, following disputes over language and terminology to be disseminated to the public, according to the Washington Post.
Internal disputes had reportedly arisen over several issues, including whether the State Department should express condolences for journalists killed in Gaza, and whether to publicly stand against forced displacement of Gazans.
Ghoreishi and two officials told the Associated Press that a response to an AP inquiry regarding a media report that Israel and South Sudan were in discussions about the potential relocations of Gazans to South Sudan sparked one incident.