{
  "id": 5575006,
  "title": "She was asked to defend America's Gaza policy to Arabs. She quit instead | Hala Rharrit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/she-was-asked-to-defend-americas-gaza-policy-to-arabs-she-quit",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T14:46:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/video/she-was-asked-defend-americas-gaza-policy-arabs-she-quit-instead-hala-rharrit"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Hala Rharrit, a former US diplomat who served as the State Department's Arabic language spokesperson for 18 years, has resigned from her position after being asked to defend America's Gaza policy to Arabs. In a recent interview, Rharrit expressed her refusal to \"sell her soul\" and spoke out about her experiences within the Biden administration. She also commented on the claims made by former Biden officials who say they should have done more during the Gaza genocide.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}