US officials visit Palestinian village after settler attacks on diplomats
The visit followed attacks on European diplomats and a U.S. photojournalist, as authorities face criticism over rare prosecutions of settler violence.
- On Sunday, US diplomats including Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Riley Barnes and US Ambassador to the Holy See Brian Burch visited the Christian Palestinian town of Taybeh following attacks on European officials and an American journalist.
- Masked Israeli settlers attacked European diplomats and a French mayor near Taybeh on Saturday, one day after Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine was assaulted while covering an olive harvest near a different West Bank village.
- Settler attacks on Palestinians are surging, with at least 170 reported since September 27, according to Yesh Din; on Sunday, Reuters observed at least 10 masked settlers hurling rocks at farmers near the town of Salfit.
- France urged Israeli authorities to arrest the attackers, but no arrests occurred by Sunday; while Foreign Minister Gideon Saar blamed "Israeli rioters," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been more circumspect regarding the recent violence.
- President Donald Trump recently endorsed Netanyahu, whose government faces little pressure regarding settlement expansion; the West Bank remains home to some 500,000 settlers and at least 3 million Palestinians.
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International condemnation, including now from the US, but little concrete action from the outside world as violent Israeli settlers step up their attacks to steal even more Palestinian land in the West Bank.
West Bank: US diplomats visit village following violent Israeli settler attacks
West Bank violence: US diplomats visit a Christian Palestinian town after masked Israeli settlers attack foreign officials and journalists, while Netanyahu faces scrutiny over the surging assaults.
US officials visit Palestinian village after settler attacks on diplomats
TAYBEH, West Bank/JERUSALEM, Oct 18 (Reuters) - US diplomats visited a Christian Palestinian town in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Sunday following attacks by militant Israeli settlers on European diplomats and an American photojournalist in the previous two days.
US diplomats, led by Riley Barnes, visited a Palestinian village on the West Bank of the Jordan River, stressing the importance of supporting local Christian communities amid rising tensions. The initiative comes after recent attacks on European officials that drew widespread international condemnation. 🌍✊🙏
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