Developing a New U.S. Policy in the Middle East

Josh Paul is a former State Department official who resigned his position due to his opposition to U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East, specifically to the U.S. providing lethal arms to Israel in violation of U.S. laws such as the Leahy Law.  He founded a new organization called “A New Policy”, whose mission is to advocate for U.S. policy that will “Advance American national security & foreign policy interests, Reflect American political deals, including freedom, equality, and human rights, and Comply with American Laws governing the provision of security assistance and the transfer of arms equally to all countries in the Middle East, including Israel.”  Mr. Paul will talk about his work with A New Policy and share his analysis of the current debates in Congress and Washington, D.C. as to U.S. policy on Israel and the Middle East.

Josh Paul co-founded A New Policy together with former U.S. Department of Education policy advisor Tariq Habash. Paul resigned from the State Department in October, 2023 due to his disagreement with the Biden Administration rushing lethal military assistance to Israel. He had previously spent over 11 years working as a Director in the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, which is responsible for U.S. defense diplomacy, security assistance, and arms transfers. He previously worked on security sector reform in both Iraq and the West Bank, with additional roles in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, U.S. Army Staff, and as a Military Legislative Assistant for a Member of the U.S. House Armed Services Committee. He grew up between London and New York, holds Masters degrees from the Universities of Georgetown and St Andrews, Scotland, and is a recipient of the 2023 Callaway Award for Civic Courage and 2024 MedGlobal Award for Courage.

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