On September 5th, as Mike Huckabee arrived in Jerusalem offering political solidarity with Israeli security policies, the territories beneath him were absorbing another turn of a long and grinding cycle — settler attacks on Palestinian communities, military raids on Palestinian homes, and arrests conducted under the language of security. Meanwhile, in Gaza, a humanitarian crisis was deepening beyond the reach of the politics being performed above it, as hospitals faltered, families fled, and the distance between need and aid continued to widen.
Huckabee visit coincides with settler violence, Israeli raids in Jerusalem
Palestinian civilians are being attacked by settlers and subjected to military raids and arrests; Gaza faces deepening humanitarian crisis.