Why this U.S. government arms dealer resigned over weapon transfers to Israel

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4.2 • 3.5K Ratings

🗓️ 16 November 2023

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Former State Department official Josh Paul was in charge of U.S. arms transfers to other nations for years. But when it came to the current arms sales to Israel, he says the entire process was different.

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0:56.1	I'm Magna Chakrabardi. For 11 years Josh Paul was a director in the State
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