US Ambassador to Israel Condemns Settler Violence in West Bank as Terror
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US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has described the actions of extremist Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank as a terrible act of terror. The comments follow a siege of three Palestinian homes in the village of Qusra that lasted more than a week. During the incident, settlers blocked roads and obstructed access to water and electricity. Loui Ridi, a Palestinian American living in Ohio, traveled to the village to support his brother and nephew who were trapped inside one of the homes. Ridi reported that when his family sought help, Israeli soldiers were seen embracing and praying with the settlers. The Israeli military later launched a disciplinary procedure against the soldiers involved.
While the Israeli military eventually declared the area a closed military zone and used tear gas and stun grenades to remove the settlers, reports indicate the group returned multiple times. Human rights organizations and some Israeli opposition politicians claim the siege is part of a broader effort by settlers to seize Palestinian land. The Israeli military temporarily seized eight additional houses in Qusra, stating they were needed for operations to remove the settlers, before returning six of them. Center left sources emphasize the feeling of imprisonment for the residents and the role of the military in allowing settler movement, while center sources focus on the specific sequence of the siege and the diplomatic reaction from the US ambassador.
How each side framed it
- Centre-left
- These sources emphasize the humanitarian plight of the residents and the perceived complicity of the Israeli military.
- Centre
- These sources focus on the chronological details of the siege and the specific diplomatic condemnation by the US ambassador.
Sources
- Centre-left Al Jazeera: US ambassador to Israel calls settler violence ‘terror’
- Centre-left CNN: Palestinian-American man returns to West Bank home besieged by Jewish settlers
- Centre-left CNN: Palestinian-American returns to home under settler siege
- Centre-left El Pais: The houses of Qusra surrounded by settlers and Israeli soldiers: "I feel like I am in a prison"
- Centre Telex: The US ambassador also called the actions of extremist Israeli settlers a terrible act of terror
- Centre The Japan Times: Israeli settler confronts Palestinian American at his besieged West Bank home
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