US Secretary of State Antony Blinken faces criticism at his farewell press conference.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was heavily criticized during his farewell press conference. At one point, the debate turned into a heated one. He was criticized by reporters for supporting Israel, which has been killing people indiscriminately in Gaza, Palestine. When a commotion broke out, security personnel forcibly removed two journalists from the conference room and brought them under control.

The US Secretary of State was speaking at the press conference in defense of his diplomatic activities in the Gaza war that has been going on for the past 15 months. At that time, journalists asked him questions and made one offensive statement after another.

A journalist named Sam Husseini shouted, “Criminal! Why aren’t you in The Hague?”

The independent journalist, who has long been known as a critic of US policy towards the outside world, said this, mainly referring to the International Criminal Court.

Later, security personnel in the State Department briefing room arrested Husseini. They threw the journalist out of the room and he continued to throw insulting questions at Blinken.

The latest bloodbath in the decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict began on October 7, 2023. Since then, the US secretary of state has been criticized for providing weapons and diplomatic support to Israel.

According to the local health ministry, more than 46,000 people have been killed in Israel’s brutal offensive in Gaza. An angry journalist named Max Blumenthal asked Blinken, “Why did you send bombs after the agreement was made in May?”

After criticizing various aspects of US foreign policy, Blumenthal, the editor of Grayzone, was also escorted out of the room by security guards.

Antony Blinken, who will resign as secretary of state next Monday, asked reporters to take questions after his speech. He was very calm. But then he has to face one unexpected situation after another.

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