LONDON – A report from the British newspaper
the Financial Times on Tuesday revealed that a senior official in the US
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) posted a supportive image for Palestine on
Facebook just two weeks after the "
Al-Aqsa Flood" operation launched by
the Palestinian resistance on October 7.
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As reported by Al-Ghad newspaper, the
Financial Times described this as a "rare" public political statement
by a senior intelligence officer about the war that sparked dissent and
disputes within President Joe Biden's administration. The Deputy Director of
Intelligence Agency for Analysis changed her Facebook cover photo on October 21
to an image of a man waving the Palestinian flag, symbolizing resistance to
Israeli occupation. However, the newspaper did not mention the American
official's name due to the CIA's "concern" for her safety.
This move was considered "highly
unusual" for a senior intelligence official to excessively share political
images on social media. It comes amid escalating tensions within the U.S.
administration over whether President Joe Biden should exert more pressure on
Israel to stop its aggression in Gaza.
The newspaper quoted an informed source saying
that the intelligence official is a "professional analyst with a broad
background in all aspects of the Middle East," and the post was not
intended to express a stance on the conflict. The official has also reportedly
posted content on Facebook opposing anti-Semitism.
The official did not respond to attempts to
reach her through LinkedIn, but she deleted the
pro-Palestine images and
unrelated posts from her page on Monday, according to the newspaper.
Former intelligence officials expressed
"astonishment" at one of the deputy assistant directors reporting to
the head of the analysis division publishing an image on Facebook that reveals
her "clear" political views on a "controversial" issue. The
official was previously responsible for producing the President's Daily Brief,
a
highly classified intelligence briefing presented to the President most days.
In the same context, a former intelligence
official was quoted by the Financial Times saying, "The public posting of a
provocative political statement by a senior analytical director in the midst of
a crisis shows a clear lack of judgment." Some intelligence community
members were reportedly concerned that the post reflected bias that could
undermine the work of the US intelligence analysis directorate.
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