Dear Josh:

This “assessment” is a good reminder why you shld never be taken in by the “UN Special Rapporteur” label. They are almost always engaged activists operating under the UN brand. Pre-existing belief that Israel is evil is not the basis of an assessment. pic.twitter.com/4jx2lIIK0s

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) April 3, 2024

Tell me why that’s wrong:

11 \ The sources said Sullivan told the Israelis that if that happens it would be only the third such declaration in the 21st century. "Sullivan said it would be a bad for Israel and for the U.S.," one of the sources said

— Barak Ravid (@BarakRavid) April 3, 2024

13 \ The U.S. side told the Israelis they are the only ones in the world that claim Gaza isn't on the verge of famine, one source said

— Barak Ravid (@BarakRavid) April 3, 2024

I don’t think Israel is malign. I have a harder time defending it as “misunderstood.”