Current sectionU.S. NewsSpeaking to Haaretz at the RJC conference, the ambassador gave Israel a 'failing grade' in dealing with violence against Palestinians, but called the term 'settler violence' unfair: 'Saying "Black crime" – does that mean all Blacks are responsible for criminal activity?'Share 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 formatSubscribeArno RosenfeldLas VegasSeptember 01, 2026LAS VEGAS – Israel's ambassador to the United States Yechiel Leiter said on Monday that, as he sees it, Israel should not change its government policies in response to plummeting American support, even as he condemned Israeli settler violence in the West Bank.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:TerrorismPalestiniansIsrael settlementsWest BankGazaRepublican PartyIsrael - U.S.Benjamin NetanyahuJD VanceCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesNetanyahu October 7Settlement SanctionsIran-U.S.EisenkotBen-GvirHamasIsrael Election PollsOphir AwardsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIsraeli FM Invited Key Qatargate Suspect to Slovenia Embassy CeremonyRothschild Out of Control: What Happened to Tel Aviv's Most Exclusive Boulevard?Palestinian Poetry's Trojan Horse: What Israelis Missed in Taha Muhammad AliYair Golan Sues Sara Netanyahu for Pushing Oct. 7 Conspiracy TheoryBehind the Far-right's Political Rise in GermanyRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMINetanyahu Got an Explicit Warning Before Oct. 7. He Didn't Brief Security ChiefsThink Bibi Is Bad? Meet Sara NetanyahuIMDb Replaces the Name Israel With 'The Occupied Palestinian Territories'Netanyahu Says He Will Sue Haaretz Following Oct. 7 ExposéNetanyahu Was Warned About October 7. Will Haaretz's Exposé Change Anything?Water Crisis Triggered by Gaza's Ruin: Israel Is Paying the Price of Destruction