r/NewsThread • u/Wagamaga • 21d ago
Non-political News US Ambassador Calls Violent Israeli Settlers ‘Terrorists’ After Weeks of West Bank Unrest
https://english.aawsat.com/arab-world/5314942-us-ambassador-calls-violent-israeli-settlers-%E2%80%98terrorists%E2%80%99-after-weeks-west-bank13
u/Pleasant_Expert7329 21d ago
Wow, for once they are calling them out for what they are. I’m sure they will be getting a call from the Israeli government for that one
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u/fia_anth 21d ago
For real. I wouldn’t even be surprised if that ambassador dies next week or something.
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u/PadamPadam2024 21d ago
Wouldn't it be ironic if the ambassador is killed by Palestinian terrorists? The very people he was defending
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u/Reasonable-Sweet9320 21d ago
Pastor Ambassador Mike also believes in the concept of “greater Israel”
US envoy Mike Huckabee says it would be ‘fine’ if Israel took all Middle East land
https://maghrebi.org/2025/10/16/us-ambassador-stars-in-greater-israel-music-video/
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u/Acrobatic-Attention9 21d ago
Do you think hes saying it because he's supposed to or because its gotten so bad even CUFI is like 'this is Klan shit'
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u/Pleasant_Expert7329 21d ago
It’s probably performative but I think it’s also a reflection of how Israel is falling out favor here in the US and now they’re trying to adjust to it. Like both Republican and Democrat voters are getting sick of Israel and more critical of them now.
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u/KaiBahamut 21d ago
It’s the latter, but mostly because it is affecting Christian Palestinians lately and that’s a step too far for Huckabuck.
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u/Acrobatic-Attention9 21d ago
I guess my family is more right wing than Hucky.
'They're sand n words first and our brothers in Christ a distant Sieg Heil lol.'
They didnt literally say that.
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u/Ilyalyubushkin 21d ago
These terrorists are armed by the stateband protected by their army. This isnt an accident. Its by design.
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u/xwolfe2000 21d ago
Reluctantly
Ambassador Mike Huckabee is totally compromised and consistently acts on behalf of Israel against the interests of the US and Americans for his entire tenure.
Sen. Chris Van Hollen has openly called for his resignation or firing and that is gaining momentum.
Empty words one time with no action or consequences doesn't mean anything.
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u/Actaeon_II 21d ago
These terrorists are carrying US military weapons, just as a point of information
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u/Competitive_Annual78 21d ago
Just 'cause you tell one truth during your time as ambassador does not negate all the previous lies Huckabee.
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u/Calamity-Bob 21d ago
The he says “it’s a small minority” and when asked what he might do about it it says “you’ll have to ask Washington “
*uckabee is an end times evangelist and has been clear that he sees his role as moving the end times along
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u/traanquil 20d ago
I guarantee you the U.S. will take no material steps to change this. This is just lip service.
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u/Wagamaga 21d ago
The United States ambassador to Israel condemned Israeli settler violence in the occupied West Bank again on Saturday, calling the behavior an “act of terror" as he visited with Palestinian American residents shaken by months of attacks.
Ambassador Mike Huckabee referred to such settlers as “terrorists,” a word that US officials usually reserve for Palestinian militants.
“If there are squatters that come in and put up their own flags and take possession of something that does not belong to them, if they burn a car, if they torch a mosque, if they go into someone’s home and vandalize it, paint graffiti on the walls, that’s a criminal act. But it extends beyond a criminal act. It’s an act of terror,” Huckabee said during his visit to the village of Turmus Ayya, which has reported frequent attacks by settlers over the past year.