US ambassador visits Palestinian town amid rise in West Bank settler violence
Huckabee urged tougher action after meeting families of U.S. citizens killed by settlers, as residents said attacks were driving fears for their safety.
- 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 American ambassador to Israel called on Saturday for "severe consequences in order to put an end to the violence in the occupied West Bank, at a meeting with the American Palestinians who were targeted by the settlers, says Le Figaro.
The US Ambassador to Israel, Mike Hakabi, during his visit to the West Bank, declared that acts of violence between Israeli settlers and the Palestinian population were unacceptable, reported The Times of Israel on Saturday. "Our position is that crime is a crime, terror is terror.
On a visit to the occupied West Bank, Mike Huckabee also assured that there was no Israeli "plan" to forcibly expel Palestinians from the Gaza Strip.
Ambassador Huckabee Addresses Rising West Bank Tensions
U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, meets with Palestinians in the West Bank to discuss increasing settler violence. Residents of Turmus Ayya, predominantly Palestinian Americans, seek his assistance in ensuring their safety. Huckabee acknowledges the issue and advocates for prosecuting violent settlers, calling such actions criminal acts.
He also claimed that Israel does not foresee the forced displacement of the population of Gaza.
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