Israel must protect West Bank’s Palestinians amid settler pogroms: US envoy
Summary
US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee visited the occupied West Bank and met with Palestinians affected by violent attacks from Israeli settlers. Huckabee said the Israeli government must protect Palestinians living there and ensure their safety.Key Facts
- Huckabee met local officials and Palestinians in the West Bank, including Palestinian Americans harmed by settler violence.
- He emphasized Israel’s responsibility to protect Palestinians amid a rise in violent attacks called pogroms.
- Palestinian residents say settler violence is frequent and mostly unpunished.
- Huckabee told reporters that crime and terror should have severe consequences regardless of who commits them.
- Some settlers have written hostile messages not only against Palestinians but also against Huckabee himself.
- The current Israeli government, led by Prime Minister Netanyahu, is the most right-wing in the country’s history.
- Settler violence and settlement building have increased despite international laws that say these settlements are illegal.
- A former Israeli ambassador called Huckabee’s visit mostly symbolic, saying it won’t change US policy much.
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