Current sectionWest Bank NewsThe U.S. ambassador said the embassy asked Israeli security forces to remove the settlers and called their actions against the Palestinian family 'criminal,' despite his long record of support for West Bank settlementsShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeHaaretz11:13 AM • August 13 2026 IDTU.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee on Thursday called Israeli settlers who have been besieging two Palestinian families in the West Bank village of Qusra "Israeli terrorists," saying the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem had asked Israeli security forces to remove them.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel settlersWest BankIsrael - U.S.Mike HuckabeeCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesIranWest BankMinnesotaMissing in Vienna GazaSecret Cruise MissileSettler Violence HaQuizHaaretz PodcastHuckabee: Settlers Besieging W. Bank Palestinian Family Are 'Israeli Terrorists'Anthropic Reportedly in Talks to Buy Israeli AI Startup Decart for $6 BillionThe Hormuz Model Moves to the Red Sea – and Yemen's Houthis Determine Its RulesOren Nahari, Veteran Journalist Who Brought the World to Israel, Dies at 70Netanyahu Is Sabotaging Trump's Gaza Plan. Will the President Care?Remembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMI50 Years Ago, a Young Israeli Was Crowned the Most Beautiful Woman in the WorldIsrael's Leading Philosopher on Manipulation, Morality and the Future of ZionismWho Is Rebeca Grynspan, the Jewish Frontrunner to Become the Next UN Chief?'I Saw Pictures of Dead Kids. In the Army They Told Us We Only Kill Terrorists'Phones of Missing Israeli Mother, Daughter Last Traced Near Vienna Train StationIsrael Elections: How to Actually Read the Polls