Settler siege in West Bank draws rare US rebuke
QUSRA, Palestinian Territories
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee on Aug. 13 denounced a five-day siege of Palestinian homes by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank town of Qusra as a “horrific act of terror.”
Dozens of settlers surrounded three homes on the outskirts of the town beginning on Aug. 9, blocking occupants from leaving and cutting water and electricity supplies, according to the families.
“Actions by those who carried out this horrific act of terror meant to intimidate and harass this family are disgusting,” Huckabee said.
