Senior US Embassy official in Jerusalem suppressed diplomatic cables to shield Netanyahu govt: report
Middle East2 sources2 countries🔦 Under-reported49m ago
According to reports published in October 2026, a senior US embassy official and top adviser to the US ambassador to Israel—identified as a top aide to Mike Huckabee—systematically suppressed, delayed, and rewrote internal diplomatic cables. Sources informed The New York Times that the official sent distorted information to Washington regarding Israel's military actions in the West Bank and Gaza.
The reported actions were allegedly undertaken to shield the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from diplomatic scrutiny by Washington. The intervention involved altering official reporting to soften or obscure criticisms of Israeli policy during a period of heightened regional conflict.
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Middle East Eye (GB)Focuses on Huckabee's top aide and distorted reporting on West Bank and Gaza.
Express Tribune (Karachi, Pakistan) (PK)Emphasizes the systematic suppression of cables to shield Netanyahu's government from Washington.
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