US Ambassador Supports Settlement Construction in E1: "We Will Not Dictate to Israel What to Do"

SadaNews - The US Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, expressed his country's stance regarding the announcement by Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich concerning settlement plans in the E1 area located east of occupied Jerusalem.

Huckabee said, as translated by SadaNews: "We will not dictate to Israel what to do, and we will not interfere – it would be strange to say that others can live in this area but Israelis cannot."

This statement follows Smotrich's announcement of the Israeli occupation government's intention to move forward with settlement projects in an area that international entities consider sensitive due to its potential impact on geographic continuity between parts of the West Bank.

The US Ambassador's remarks have sparked mixed reactions, with some viewing them as implicit support for settlement policies, while others see them as a departure from the traditional US position that calls for avoiding unilateral actions in disputed areas.