Huckabee Aide Reportedly Blocked Embassy Reports Critical of Israel

 

Huckabee Aide Reportedly Blocked Embassy Reports Critical of Israel

 

David Milstein, a senior adviser to US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, allegedly blocked, altered or delayed embassy reports to shield the Israeli government from criticism in Washington, according to a New York Times investigation. The investigation, published Oct. 8, drew on interviews with 15 US officials and dozens of internal cables, memos and other communications.

The alleged interventions involved reporting on West Bank settlement expansion, settler violence and Gaza’s humanitarian conditions. In one instance, diplomats drafted a cable warning about deteriorating conditions after Israel halted aid deliveries. Milstein reportedly sent a separate cable presenting the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation more favorably. Officials who spoke to the newspaper expressed concern that Washington was receiving an incomplete picture.

Huckabee categorically rejected the allegations without addressing the specific incidents. The State Department said its team remained focused on advancing Trump’s agenda. The investigation did not establish how much Huckabee knew about Milstein’s interventions or whether they affected White House policy; officials said he sometimes supported the changes and sometimes restrained his aide.

GhostofBasedPatrickHenry: All I need to say about David Milstein is that he is Mark Levin’s stepson. This is a statement of fact.

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