U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee called for “harsh consequences” following recent acts of arson and vandalism in the Palestinian Christian village of Taybeh, in the contested West Bank.
“Taybeh is a quiet Palestinian Christian village south of Jerusalem [with] a lot of American citizens that has been vandalized-including fires set at ancient church,” Huckabee wrote in a post on X on July 19, following a visit to the West Bank community.
In a separate set of remarks to the Taybeh community, Huckabee condemned the vandalism targeting their places of worship, saying it “is an act of terror, and it is a crime.”…