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US Ambassador Huckabee Demands Israel Prosecute Settlers Who Attacked American Journalist

Sourced from 3 publications

  • •US Ambassador Mike Huckabee called the settler attack on a Washington Post photographer a 'despicable act of terror' and 'cowardly,' demanding prosecution.
  • •The attack was carried out by settlers described as 'illegal Israeli settlers' against a female American journalist in the occupied West Bank.
  • •Huckabee's strong language is unusual for a Trump-appointed envoy addressing Israeli settler violence.
  • •US officials are pressing Israel to address broader patterns of settler attacks on journalists operating in the territory.

Sources

US ambassador urges Israel to prosecute attackers of American journalist

Al Jazeera

US envoy calls for prosecution of Israeli occupiers over 'cowardly' attack on Am...

Aa

US envoy urges Israel to punish settler terrorism against journalist

Dailysabah

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