US Ambassador to Israel Condemns Settler Violence Against Palestinian Homes in West Bank
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had come under fire for not forcefully dealing with the problem.
TL;DR
- U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee condemned Israeli settlers for blockading homes in the West Bank.
- One of the besieged homes belonged to a Palestinian American.
- Huckabee referred to the settlers involved as 'Israeli terrorists' and their actions as 'criminal' and 'disgusting thuggish behavior'.
- The U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem has been involved, and the IDF and Israeli Police have acted at the embassy's request to remove the settlers.
- Settlers, sometimes dozens strong, surrounded the homes of Palestinian American Loui Ridi and his brother in the village of Qusra.