Israeli Settler Leaders Will Attend Trump’s Inauguration

Jan. 12, 2025, 12:47 PM UTC

Israeli settler leaders will attend US President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration in Washington, a spokesperson for one of them said.

The move is a mark of solidarity between the incoming administration and an ideological movement shunned by most Western governments over its claims on territory where Palestinians seek statehood.

The delegation was invited to the Jan. 20 event by senior Republican Party officials, said Esther Silam Alush, spokesperson for the Samaria Council.

The settlers will also attend the launch of a newly-created “Friends of Judea and Samaria Caucus” in the US Congress. Judea and Samaria are biblical terms for the ...

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