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Mike Huckabee rebukes attackers of Christian church, village: ‘Crime against humanity and God’.

By Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor Sunday, July 20, 2025

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee (C) and the Palestinian mayor of the village of Taybeh, Suleiman Khourieh (L), tour the fifth century Church of St. George in the Palestinian Christian village of Taybeh, northeast of Ramallah in the West Bank, on July 19, 2025. In the villages and communities around Taybeh, Palestinian authorities have reported that settlers had killed three people and damaged or destroyed multiple water sources in the past two weeks. The July 7 arson attack on the remains of the Church of Saint George, which date back to the fifth century, was the last straw for many villagers, who blame Israeli settlers for a spate of recent attacks. | JAAFAR ASHTIYEH/AFP via Getty Images

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee condemned recent attacks on a Christian village and its historic church in the West Bank, calling them “a crime against humanity and God.” His statement came after visiting the site of the arson and ongoing harassment.

Huckabee travelled Saturday to Taybeh, a Christian Palestinian town that residents say has endured a wave of assaults by Israeli settlers in recent weeks, according to The Times of Israel. The attacks include a fire set near the ruins of the Church of St. George, which church leaders described as among the most severe incidents to date.

Huckabee, a longtime Evangelical supporter of Israel, said during his visit that the desecration of religious sites represented “an act of terror” and that such actions should carry “harsh consequences.” CP.