‘Thou shalt not steal’ Trump ambassador issues biblical warning to Israeli settlers

Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleUS ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee visits the fifth-century Church of St George in the Palestinian Christian village of Taybeh, northeast of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank (AFP/Getty)U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee warned militant Israeli settlers against seizing West Bank property owned by Palestinian Americans, calling such actions a violation of God's law. The warning follows an August 9 incident in the village of Qusra, where settlers besieged homes belonging to Palestinian Americans in an attempt to take over privately owned land. Citing the Ten Commandments, Huckabee denounced the violent settlers as terrorists and stated that participants in the blockade could face U.S. sanctions, including travel bans. Although the Israeli military temporarily pushed the settlers back, local Palestinian American residents report continued harassment and fear the settlers will return if troops withdraw. Huckabee defended the broader Israeli settlement movement while condemning the violent minority, a position opposed by Palestinians and international bodies that consider settlements illegal. In fullTrump’s Israel ambassador invokes Ten Commandments in extraordinary warning to settlersMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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