Settler siege of Palestinian homes in the West Bank a ‘horrific act of terror,’ US ambassador says
Mike Huckabee said the embassy was involved as Israeli troops moved to remove settlers after five days of blockade, with 15 Palestinians trapped inside, the U.N. said.
- Israeli soldiers dismantled illegal settler outposts in the West Bank village of Qusra on Wednesday, ending a days-long siege that trapped Palestinian residents in their homes.
- Starting Sunday, extremist settlers surrounded three homes and cut water and electricity, affecting residents including Palestinian-American homeowner Loui Ridi.
- US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee condemned the 'thuggish behavior,' calling the settlers 'terrorists' and stating the IDF removed them at his request.
- Although the military cleared the encampment, residents remain fearful, prompting the UN Human Rights Office to call on Israeli authorities to 'immediately' take concrete action against settler violence.
- Data from this year shows 87 Palestinians have been killed, intensifying international concern over settlement expansion and systemic violence in the occupied West Bank.
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Palestinians in the occupied West Bank village of Qusra have huddled inside their homes for days on end , unable to leave because of the threat posed by Israeli settlers. The Israeli military, which over the past three years has displayed staggering military and intelligence capabilities from Beirut to Tehran , has yet to fully remove the settlers from the area of the village, about an hour’s drive from Tel Aviv. The United States, which provide…
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Palestinians in the occupied West Bank village of Qusra have huddled inside their homes for days on end, unable to leave because of the threat posed by Israeli settlers.
Mike Huckabee Actually Says Something Negative about Israel
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee condemned Israeli settlers for besieging three homes in the West Bank. Is this the first time he has ever said anything negative about Israel? The post Mike Huckabee Actually Says Something Negative about Israel appeared first on LewRockwell.
In Shift, US Ambassador Calls Israeli Settlers 'Terrorists'
For five nights, Israeli settlers surrounded three Palestinian homes on the outskirts of a town in the occupied West Bank, preventing the families from leaving safely as their food and water supplies dwindled, per the AP . Qusai Abu Rida was holed up inside with his teenage son when settlers cut...
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