West Bank & Jerusalem
US envoy describes Israeli settler violence as terrorism
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Middle East Eye reported that US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee called Israeli settler actions in the occupied West Bank "terrorism" during a Tuesday interview, saying the term most accurately describes their conduct. Huckabee did not elaborate on specific incidents or identify particular settler groups in making the characterization.
The ambassador's statement represents a rare public instance of a senior American official applying the term directly to settler violence. Such language, typically reserved for designated hostile actors and armed groups, underscores the severity Huckabee attributed to the actions he was discussing. His remarks came as settler violence in the West Bank has remained a persistent flashpoint in Israeli-Palestinian tensions.
