All that religious hysteria has a silver lining
Huckabee visits Palestinian Christian town after settler attack
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has visited Taybeh, a Palestinian Christian town near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, following a recent attack by Israeli settlers that damaged an ancient church site.
“What has happened here is an absolute travesty, and it’s my desire to do everything possible to let the people of this peaceful village know that we will certainly insist that those who carry out acts of terror and violence in Taybeh – or anywhere – be found and be prosecuted,” Huckabee said in a statement that does not contain the word “settler” or “Israel”.
“Not just reprimanded, that’s not enough. People need to pay a price for doing something that destroys that which belongs, not just to other people, but that which belongs to God.”
Huckabee – an evangelical Christian who has previously said there is no such thing as the West Bank – is one of the most pro-Israel members of the Trump administration.
But he mirrored growing criticism of the Israeli government this week, particularly after Israeli settlers killed a 20-year-old American citizen in the West Bank. “There must be accountability for this criminal and terrorist act,” Huckabee wrote on social media about the killing of Sayfollah Musallet.
Separately, Israeli media outlets reported that Huckabee wrote a letter to the Israeli Interior Ministry threatening to impose visa curbs on Israelis seeking to visit the US in response to alleged restrictions on American evangelical Christian groups trying to come to Israel.
Taybeh is a quiet Palestinian Christian village south of Jerusalem w/ a lot of American citizens that has been vandalized-including fires set at ancient church. I visited there today. Desecrating a church,mosque or synagogue is a crime against humanity & God. pic.twitter.com/fGI6tCLQuC
— Ambassador Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) July 19, 2025
Huckabee has a red line.
This is what happens when you give terrorists support and impunity, they'll eventually turn on you as well.
https://hmd.org.uk/resource/first-they-came-by-pastor-martin-niemoller/
