Israel Must Protect West Bank's Palestinians Amid Settler Pogroms: US Envoy The visit of US Ambassador Mike Huckabee to the occupied West Bank has brought attention to a long standing issue: the systematic violence perpetrated by Israeli settlers against Palestinians.
While Huckabee's words are welcome, they are unlikely to change American policy or the trajectory of events on the ground.
The Israeli government's complicity in settler violence is evident in the sharp rise in pogroms since Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition took office in late 2022.