Netanyahu Condemns West Bank Settler Rioters After 2 Weeks of Qusra Unrest
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Updated · The Associated Press · Aug 29
Netanyahu Condemns West Bank Settler Rioters After 2 Weeks of Qusra Unrest
3 articles · Updated · The Associated Press · Aug 29
Summary
Qusra unrest drew a public rebuke from Benjamin Netanyahu, who called the actions of a “handful of rioters” criminal after more than two weeks of settler attacks and sieges around Palestinian homes.
Dozens of Israeli rioters later barricaded themselves inside a Palestinian house while residents were still there, according to Israel’s military and police, who said forces separated the sides and confiscated vehicles.
Mike Huckabee, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, unusually labeled the settlers “terrorists,” while Israel’s foreign ministry called the violence a disgrace; neither official statement mentioned arrests.
The flare-up adds to pressure on Netanyahu’s ultranationalist government, which has overseen expanded West Bank settlement construction as international criticism grows and U.S. support shows signs of erosion.