Former US State Department official Mike Casey, who served as a deputy political counsellor at the US Office of Palestinian Affairs, described his experience as a diplomat in Jerusalem as a humiliation.

“It’s frankly embarrassing … to see just the way we give in to the demands of the Israeli government and continue to support what the Israeli government is doing even though we know it’s wrong,” Casey told Al Jazeera.

“And I’ve not seen that in any other country that I’ve served in.”

Asked why US government policy is what it is, Casey said he believes part of the reason is that “there’s no concern for Palestinian suffering”.

After four years in his post, Casey resigned in July over what he described as the US government’s unwavering support for Israel despite its devastating military campaign in the Gaza Strip.

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