US Ambassador Mike Huckabee referred to violent Israeli settlers as "terrorists" while visiting Palestinian American residents in the West Bank village of Turmus Ayya. The UN reports that attacks by settlers have surged since the war in Gaza began on October 7, 2023. Huckabee's comments mark a departure from the usual term used to describe Palestinian militants. The incident has been condemned by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the foreign ministry, who described the settler actions as "a disgrace" and those responsible as a "handful of rioters".
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“Both articles report on the US ambassador, Mike Huckabee, making similar statements about Israeli settler violence in the West Bank at the exact same time.”
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“Both articles describe Mike Huckabee's condemnation of violent Israeli settlers in the West Bank, with similar language and context, on the same date.”
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“Both articles describe the same incident of settler violence in Qusra, a Palestinian village in the West Bank, and the international condemnation that followed.”
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“The articles cover different aspects of unrest in the West Bank, with Article A focusing on a UN report about displacement and killings during Operation Iron Wall in January-February 2025, while Article B focuses on violent Israeli settler behavior over an unspecified period.”
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“Article A describes a specific incident of an Israeli police killing a Palestinian in Jerusalem, while Article B discusses weeks of unrest and settler violence in the West Bank without mentioning this particular incident.”
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“Both articles report on the same visit by U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee to a Palestinian town in the occupied West Bank, specifically mentioning settler violence and its impact on residents.”
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“Both articles describe a visit by US Ambassador Mike Huckabee to the West Bank on September 5, 2026, during which he condemned Israeli settler violence and called for consequences.”
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“Article A mentions raids and arrests, while Article B focuses on Mike Huckabee's meeting with Palestinian American residents and the US ambassador's condemnation of Israeli settler violence, indicating different aspects of the same unrest”
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“They are reporting on two separate incidents: US ambassador's condemnation of settler violence and denial of a plan to displace Palestinians from Gaza.”
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US ambassador calls violent Israeli settlers ‘terrorists’ after weeks of West Bank unrest
Mike Huckabee on Saturday met Palestinian American residents who described the impact of the violence on their lives and properties
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The United States ambassador to Israel condemned Israeli settler violence in the occupied West Bank again on Saturday, calling the behaviour an “act of terror” as he visited Palestinian American residents shaken by months of attacks.
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Mike Huckabee referred to such settlers as “terrorists”, a word that US officials usually reserve for Palestinian militants.
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“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 vandalise it, paint graffiti on the walls, that’s a criminal act.
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But it extends beyond a criminal act.
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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.
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Such attacks have surged since the war in Gaza began with the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023, according to the UN (United Nations) humanitarian office.
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Huckabee also used the term “terrorists” last month after weeks of unrest in the West Bank town of Qusra, where settlers surrounded several homes including one owned by a Palestinian American.
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Days later, residents of the West Bank village of Bazariya said settlers burned a mosque and left a message on a wall in graffiti reading “Huckabee regards from the terrorists” in Hebrew.
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“I’m glad they admitted it,” the ambassador said on Saturday of the incident, adding: “I don’t think that’s what they intended to do but I do think that they represent a very tiny minority.”
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A week ago, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the actions of a “handful of rioters”, and the foreign ministry called the settlers’ actions “a disgrace”.
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