Siege of Palestinian Homes in West Bank: A Pattern of Intimidation The recent siege of a Palestinian family's home by Jewish settlers in Qusra, a village in the Israeli occupied West Bank, has been condemned by US Ambassador Mike Huckabee as a "horrific act of terror.
" While his rebuke is unusually sharp, it's telling that he felt compelled to speak out at all.
The actions of these settlers, supported by elements within Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's hardline government, are part of a broader pattern of intimidation and violence against Palestinians in the West Bank.