US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee warned militant Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank on August 20, 2026, not to steal property owned by Palestinian Americans, invoking the Ten Commandments and threatening potential US sanctions. Huckabee framed the warning as a message of basic civility and civilized behavior rather than a broader position on settlements.
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US envoy Huckabee tells Israeli settlers not to take Palestinian Americans' land Reuters
JERUSALEM, Aug 20 - U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has warned militant Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank not to steal property owned by Palestinian Americans, describing such behavior as \"a violation of God's law\".
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Trump’s Israel ambassador invokes Ten Commandments in extraordinary warning to settlers www.independent.co.uk/news/world/m... Mike Huckabee has warned militant Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank not to steal property owned by Palestinian Americans, describing such behavior as "a violation of God's law"
"I think the message is bigger than just even the Trump administration. It's a message of basic civility and civilized behavior," Huckabee told Reuters in Jerusalem.
Mike Huckabee says militant Israeli settlers taking part in a siege of homes in the occupied West Bank could face US sanctions
# MikeHuckabee , the :eyeroll: US ambassador to # Israel is shocked, *shocked*, that there are violent settlers on the # WestBank trying to steal Palestinian property, and he wants that to Stop. Right. Now. Well, mostly he's shocked regarding property there belonging to # PalestinianAmericans . 'Cause, y'know, *that's* the only worrisome aspect of it. He's fine with Israeli settlements all over th
Why did Huckabee suddenly start caring about ethnic cleansing: he didn't—one of the Palestinians is American https://www. reuters.com/world/middle-east/ us-envoy-huckabee-tells-israeli-settlers-not-take-palestinian-americans-land-2026-08-20/