US Ambassador Calls Violent Israeli Settlers ‘Terrorists’ After Weeks of West Bank Unrest
Huckabee urged prosecutions and severe consequences, saying the attacks are terror as Palestinian-American residents described repeated violence.
- On Saturday, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee visited the West Bank town of Turmus Ayya, meeting Palestinians including families of U.S. citizens killed by Israeli settlers amid repeated attacks on the town.
- Roughly 3,000 people reside in Turmus Ayya, where about 80% are Palestinian Americans. Residents report frequent harassment by militant settlers, stating they cannot stop them from entering homes to damage property.
- Mayor Nawwaf Zaghoul stated, "We have many issues that we will address," describing constant attacks by settlers. Resident Sameer Hazama added, "We are hoping that will do something regarding these lawless settlers."
- Huckabee, a Baptist minister and longtime supporter of Israeli settlements, has called for prosecuting violent settlers while saying they represent a minority of the wider settler community, which numbers around 750,000.
- Settler violence in the West Bank has risen sharply since Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition government took office in late 2022. Several settlements established around Turmus Ayya entrench Israeli control over territory Palestinians seek for a future state.
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The U.S. Ambassador to Israel once again condemned the violence of Israeli settlers in the West Bank on Saturday, calling it an "act of terrorism" during a visit to U.S. residents shaken by months of attacks. Ambassador Mike Huckabee referred to those settlers as "terrorists," a word that U.S. officials usually reserve for Palestinian fighters. "If there are illegal occupiers who arrive and place their own flags and seize something that doesn't …
Mike Huckabee again condemns violent Israeli settlers as 'terrorists'
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee again denounced violent Israeli settlers in the West Bank, describing their attacks against Palestinians as acts of “terror.” Huckabee has previously spoken out against settler violence, including after Israeli settlers attacked a home in the West Bank village of Qusra that was owned by an American citizen last month. […]
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Independent EspañolThe US ambassador to Israel condemned settler violence in the West Bank, calling it "terrorism" in a visit to Turmus Ayya. The UN reports an increase in attacks since the war in Gaza, highlighting the gravity of the situation in the region.
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The New York LedgerAmbassador Mike Huckabee calls violent Israeli settlers 'terrorists' after weeks of West Bank unrest
The United States ambassador to Israel condemned Israeli settler violence in the occupied West Bank again on Saturday, calling the behavior an "act of terror" as he visited with Palestinian American residents shaken by months of attacks.
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