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US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee speaks during a conference at Tel Aviv University, May 12, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
August 20, 2026, 10:21 pm
‘Thou shalt not steal’: US envoy warns settlers against seizing Palestinian property
Huckabee says settlers involved could be hit with US sanctions, though adds such measures yet to be mulled; Western nations condemn Israel’s E1 West Bank settlement plan
By Reuters, Nurit Yohanan, Noam Lehmann and ToI Staff
Palestinian-American Loui Ridi looks out the window of his home, which has been encircled by settlers for more than a week, after gaining access to it, in Qusra, West Bank, August 18, 2026. (Ammar Awad/Reuters)
August 19, 2026, 10:35 pm
Israeli settler berates Palestinian American near his besieged West Bank home
After Loui Abu Ridi flies in from US amid extended blockade, extremist steps onto his property despite closed military zone, sparking face-off
By Reuters, Nurit Yohanan and ToI Staff
Israeli settlers gather in front of Palestinian houses in the village of Qusra, south of Nablus, in the West Bank, on August 12, 2026. (Zain JAAFAR/AFP)
August 12, 2026, 11:58 pm
From Ohio, a Palestinian American watches as settlers besiege his family in Qusra
Through security cameras 6,000 miles away, Loui Ridi sees IDF soldiers fraternizing with those blocking his trapped brother and nephew, instead of rescuing them
By Hila Tov
This 2025 photo provided by the Islamic Society of Milwaukee shows Salah Sarsour in Franklin, Wisconsin. (Islamic Society of Milwaukee via AP)
April 3, 2026, 6:26 am
ICE arrests West Bank-born Wisconsin mosque president over terror funding suspicions
Salah Sarsour was convicted by Israel of rock-throwing as a teenager, moved to the US in 1993; his lawyers and community claim arrest is an attempt to stifle pro-Palestinian voices
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Mourners carry the body of Palestinian-American Nasrallah Muhammad Abu Siam, 19, who was allegedly shot by settlers, during his funeral in the West Bank village of Mukhmas, east of Ramallah, February 19, 2026. (Flash90)
February 24, 2026, 2:50 pm
IDF stood by as settlers killed Palestinian teen, stole hundreds of sheep – report
Witnesses say troops prevented Palestinians from stopping theft of livestock, watched as Nasrallah Abu Siam, 19, was shot and subsequently beaten with clubs while unconscious
By Ethan Rubinson and ToI Staff
Mourners carry the body of Palestinian-American Nasrallah Muhammad Abu Siam, 19, February 19, 2026, who was allegedly shot by settlers, during his funeral in the West Bank village of Mukhmas, east of Ramallah. (Photo by JOHN WESSELS / AFP)
February 22, 2026, 10:11 am
US avoids condemning settler killing of Palestinian-American in armed West Bank attack
Asked for comment on killing of 19-year-old Nasrallah Abu Siam in settler attack, US State Department says it has ‘no higher priority’ than safety of Americans, is ‘monitoring’ situation
By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
Palestinians walk through the ruins of destroyed buildings as the sun sets over Gaza City, January 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi, File)
January 8, 2026, 11:41 pm
US court dismisses lawsuit by Palestinian Americans demanding to be rescued from Gaza
Judge says she lacks power to evaluate ‘delicate foreign policy decisions,’ notes evidence that rescue plans were readied but plaintiffs had either been evacuated or rejected offers
By Reuters
Jared Kushner with his wife Ivanka Trump, acknowledges applause in the Knesset, Oct. 13, 2025. (Saul Loeb/Pool via AP)
December 11, 2025, 1:10 am
Israel released detained Palestinian-American teen after Kushner intervened — sources
Involvement of Trump’s son-in-law comes after he opened communication channel with Abbas deputy to thank PA for helping motion endorsing US Gaza plan through UN Security Council
By Jacob Magid
Palestinian-American Mohammed Ibrahim, 16, is seen in a video posted to social media, in the hospital after his release from Israeli prison, November 27, 2025. (Screenshot via Instagram, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
November 28, 2025, 10:02 pm
Palestinian-US teen released from Israeli prison, nine months after West Bank arrest
16-year-old Mohammed Ibrahim, accused of throwing rocks and allegedly coerced into a confession, lost some 25 pounds in prison and has signs of scabies infection, family says
By Agencies and ToI Staff
This photo, undated and and in an unknown location, provided by family member Zeyad Kadur shows teenager Mohammed Ibrahim. (Zeyad Kadur via AP)
October 24, 2025, 8:53 am
Family presses for release of Florida teenager held for months in Israeli prison
‘It’s made our family numb,’ says uncle of 16-year-old Mohammad Ibrahim, detained for alleged stone-throwing in February after cousin killed in West Bank settler attack
By AP
Haleema Ayyad, mother of slain Palestinian-American Khamis Ayyad, holds a mobile phone with her son's photo at the family house in Silwad, east of Ramallah, July 31, 2025. (AP/Nasser Nasser)
August 3, 2025, 8:25 pm
US confirms Palestinian killed in alleged settler attack was American citizen
PA health ministry says Khamis Ayyad, 41, died of smoke inhalation after settlers set fire to homes in village of Silwad on Thursday
By AFP and ToI Staff
A man tidies the graves of Palestinian-American Sayfollah Musallet, left, and Mohammed al-Shalabi, both of whom were allegedly killed by settlers in the West Bank town of Al-Mazra’a Al-Sharqiya, July 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
July 26, 2025, 10:20 am
Families of 4 Palestinian-Americans killed in the West Bank lose hope for justice
Relatives of dual nationals killed in enclave since Oct. 7 report intimidation by Israeli authorities, unexplained restrictions on travel: ‘For us, being American means nothing’
By AP and ToI Staff
Mourners gather around the graves of Palestinian-American Saif Musallet, 20, and Mohammed al-Shalabi during their funeral in the West Bank village of Al-Mazraa ash-Sharqiya on Sunday, July 13, 2025. (AP/Leo Correa)
July 17, 2025, 4:20 am
His son allegedly slain by settlers, a Palestinian-American looks to DC to end violence
Saif Musallet was born in Florida and died on a West Bank hilltop after allegedly being beaten by extremist Israelis. Now his father Kamel wants global pressure to prevent the next tragedy
By Nurit Yohanan
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks with members of the press on board Air Force Two at Philadelphia International Airport, October 21, 2024, in Philadelphia, before departing to Michigan. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)
October 29, 2024, 7:40 pm
Disillusioned with Harris’s Israel support, some Arab Americans consider backing Trump
Community members in Michigan say they can’t forgive support for Israel in Gaza war, but don’t want a Republican victory given former US president’s anti-Muslim views
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI
A view of the Jerusalem Coffee House in Oakland, California, from a video posted to social media in March 2024. (Screenshot, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
October 12, 2024, 6:49 pm
Palestinian cafe in California offers ‘Sweet Sinwar’ drink for October 7 anniversary
New menu at Oakland eatery also features ‘iced in tea fada’ celebrating ‘intifada’, inverted red triangles; Jewish groups decry glorification of Hamas terror group, deadly massacre
By Jackie Hajdenberg
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