American Envoys Tour Taybeh After West Bank Settler Violence
US diplomats visited Taybeh, a Christian Palestinian town in the occupied West Bank, after Israeli settlers attacked European diplomats and an American photojournalist. The visit came as President Donald Trump endorsed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of Israel’s October 27 parliamentary election. Settler attacks on Palestinians have surged, with at least 170 since September 27, according to the Israeli rights group Yesh Din.
US envoys toured Taybeh's Latin Convent and planned to speak with local Christians. The trip followed assaults near the town on Belgian, French and Polish diplomats, a French mayor, and Palestinian residents. A Washington Post photographer was hospitalized after being attacked during an olive harvest elsewhere in the West Bank. The visit overlapped with Trump's endorsement of Netanyahu before Israel's Oct. 27 election.
Settler violence has increased, Yesh Din reports at least 170 attacks on Palestinians since Sept. 27. Prosecutions are uncommon. Israel's foreign minister and military blamed Israeli rioters; Netanyahu said the diplomats had entered a sensitive area without army coordination and called facts about the photographer's assault unclear. France sought arrests and an end to such violence.
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