U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, is facing criticism for allegedly overlooking an American citizen who was assaulted by Israeli settlers.
On Thursday, Tucker Carlson, co-founder of Daily Caller, posted on X, accusing Huckabee of neglecting to provide assistance to the individual who, according to Carlson’s statement, was brutally attacked.
Ambassador Huckabee, this is unreleased video of an American who was beaten almost to death last week by Israeli settlers. You know his name because he came to you for help, but you blew him off. That’s disgraceful. Do your job. @GovMikeHuckabee @SecRubio @davidamilstein @WhiteHouse
— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) October 29, 2026
Carlson claimed that Huckabee was aware of the American’s identity and chose to disregard his requests for help. He expressed this in his post, implying a strong sense of outrage.
The video in question reportedly depicts three individuals in dark clothing and head coverings, brandishing sticks as they approach someone whose identity has been obscured.
In response, Huckabee contested Carlson’s allegations. He shared a timeline detailing the U.S. Embassy’s attempts to reach the injured American and his family, claiming that he had not ignored them.
Describing Carlson as “deranged,” Huckabee argued that Carlson preferred to make baseless accusations instead of seeking the truth. He mentioned that Carlson could easily get in touch with him.
According to Huckabee, the embassy’s American Citizen Services team had trouble communicating directly with the injured American, only speaking with his son in Chicago, who insisted on being the sole contact for the embassy.
The Daily Caller later reached out to the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem for clarification and was directed to Huckabee’s social media reply. They asked for further proof to independently assess Huckabee’s claims, but did not receive a reply by the time of publication.
Huckabee indicated that the embassy first received an email from the son on October 19, mentioning that his father was attacked at their home in Turmusaya and was being treated at a hospital in Ramallah.
That same day, embassy officials reached out to the son for his father’s contact details; however, Huckabee claims the son refused to provide this information.
Please follow this entire thread. Tucker Carlson is deranged. He accuses me personally of ignoring a US citizen allegedly attacked in Judea/Samaria by Israelis & says I “blew him off.” Tucker knows how to contact me, but he’d rather make unfounded accusations than get facts. Here is a timeline of Embassy Jerusalem American Citizen Services’ interactions on this case. We have never been able to speak directly to the father, (name redacted) who was allegedly injured in an attack by settlers, only to his son in Chicago, (name redacted). The son has repeatedly asked that he be the only person with whom we speak with. 19 Oct – ACS received an email from (son) alleging his father had been attacked at his home in Turmusaya by settlers and was now at Istishari Hospital in Ramallah. We called the son in Chicago the same day and asked for contact information for his father which he was unwilling to provide. We followed up the same day with an email to (son). 20 Oct – We followed up with another email to (son) asking for contact information. (Son) asked us to call him. We called the son twice that day and there was no answer. We called the hospital in Ramallah several times but were unable to reach anyone. 21 Oct – Received another email from (son) saying his father was undergoing surgery at the hospital. We called the son in Chicago who said he would send contact information for next of kin in the WB which we didn’t receive. He stated he didn’t want to pursue the matter with the local authorities and said family members would travel from the States to the WB and wanted assurances they wouldn’t be denied entry at the airport. 22 Oct – We spoke again with (son) who subsequently wrote in an email…”Thank you for taking the time to speak with me and for your understanding regarding the tragic incident involving my father. Thank you again for your time, support, and assistance during this difficult time.” We responded in an email that we would like to speak directly with his father or his uncle and asked for local contact numbers. We didn’t receive any numbers. We received another email that same day saying his brother and mother were traveling to the WB from the States and he wanted assurances that they would be allowed in. We also received medical reports and photos passed to us from the son showing the wounds of his father. 23 Oct – We called the hospital in Ramallah but were unable to reach the father. 26 Oct – We called the (son) in Chicago, but no answer. We left a message asking if the brother and mother had arrived and contact numbers for them. We haven’t received a response or contact numbers. Tucker, you can apologize when you find your conscience & acknowledge the facts.
— Ambassador Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) October 29, 2026
Huckabee maintained that the embassy was proactive, following up with emails, attempts to call the son, and reaching out to the hospital, but to no avail.
His timeline suggests that on October 21, the son updated embassy officials that his father was undergoing surgery and promised to provide contact details for a relative in the West Bank, which the embassy ultimately never received.
Huckabee noted that the son expressed gratitude for the embassy’s support during this challenging time.
Requests for local contact numbers for the father or his uncle went unanswered, and officials did receive medical records and images of the father’s injuries from the son.
The ambassador stated they made another attempt to contact the hospital on October 23.
When calling on October 26, embassy staff again did not hear back from the son, who had been contacted to see if his family members had traveled to the West Bank.
Ultimately, Huckabee remarked that by the time of his response, they still hadn’t received any contact details from the son. He wrapped up his statement challenging Carlson to apologize once he recognized the reality of the situation.
The White House directed the Daily Caller to the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem when inquiries were made.
The Caller also reached out to the U.S. State Department but did not receive a reply before publication.
