US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee visited the Palestinian village of Turmus Ayya in Judea and Samaria on Saturday and recorded video of Jewish residents approaching the home of a Palestinian family he was visiting. According to attendees who spoke to N12, Huckabee said he would send the footage personally to President Donald Trump. In a later social media post, Huckabee described the residents as 'border trespassers' committing 'terror acts.'
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee visited the town of Turmus Ayya in Judea and Samaria on Saturday, meeting with Palestinian American families. During the visit, Huckabee recorded the arrival of Jewish residents near the home of a Palestinian family. Attendees told N12 that Huckabee promised to send the footage personally to President Trump to demonstrate how residents disrupted the visit. In a later post, Huckabee wrote: 'Terror acts of border trespassers.'
Huckabee earlier told media that he supports Israeli settlement wherever permitted under Oslo, and that he uses the term 'Judea and Samaria' because it is biblical and historical. The visit follows a pattern of US officials touring the area; last week, Congressman Ro Khanna reported being stopped by armed residents during a tour, footage of which was later published.
As The Zioneer reported at 17:37 Jerusalem on Saturday, the ambassador documented the residents' arrival and committed to alerting the White House. The incident highlights ongoing friction between diplomatic visits and local Jewish residents in Judea and Samaria.
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