HUCKABEE WARNS SETTLERS OVER PALESTINIAN LAND – The U.S. Ambassador has warned militant Israeli settlers not to steal property
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has warned militant Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank not to steal property owned by Palestinian Americans, describing such behavior as “a violation of God’s law”.
Huckabee, a Baptist minister and longtime supporter of Israel’s settlements, told Reuters in an interview on Thursday (August 20) that settlers found to have taken part in a siege of homes in the West Bank village of Qusra, including one belonging to Palestinian American Loui Ridi, could be punished with U.S. sanctions.
Israeli settlers began encircling homes in Qusra on August 9, in what rights groups said was an attempt to seize privately owned Palestinian land. The case has drawn international condemnation.
Israel’s military has deployed dozens of troops to the area and has since pushed the settlers back from the homes
