The U.S. State Department has recently been under scrutiny for apparent contradictions in its stance on whether Israel is held to a different moral standard than Hamas in the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated that there is no 'double standard' in expectations for either side, emphasizing that the same standard is applied to everyone in terms of human rights violations. However, Ambassador David Satterfield, the State Department's special envoy for Middle East humanitarian issues, seemed to suggest a different standard of behavior is expected from Israel due to moral considerations.
