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Huckabee says Israel has ‘responsibility’ to ensure safety of West Bank Palestinians
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US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee addresses the press during his visit to the home of an American-Palestinian resident, in the West Bank town of Turmus Ayya, on September 5, 2026. (John Wessels/AFP)
The US ambassador to Israel says that the Israeli government has a responsibility to ensure the safety of Palestinians in the West Bank after a sharp rise in settler attacks.
“One of the messages that we have been sending and we will continue to send is that people in these communities have a right to live with a level of security and safety, and that the government has a responsibility to make sure that that happens,” Ambassador Mike Huckabee tells reporters as he met Palestinian-Americans in the West Bank.
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