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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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Huckabee calls Israeli settler violence in West Bank an 'act of terror'
Huckabee said his visit was for the U.S. citizens “who live in Turmusayya and other communities across this region” who are “disturbed by people who have created extraordinary challenges that are unfair and illegal.”
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Huckabee Condemns Israeli Settlers As “Terrorists”
The Associated Press reports: 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. Ambassador Mike Huckabee referred to such settlers as “terrorists,” a word that U.S. officials … The post Huckabee Condemns Israeli Settlers As “Terrorists” appeared first on Joe.My…
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