Palestine weekly: Global outcry fails to break West Bank siege

For more than a week, Israeli settlers have besieged three Palestinian families in their homes in Qusra, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, cutting them off from basic supplies and emergency services.Settlers used the same tactic just last month to force the al-Tubassi family from their home in Jalud. This time, however, with one of the besieged Qusra homes belonging to a Palestinian-American, the siege has become front-page news.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Boat sets sail from Bristol, aiming to break Israel’s siege of Gazalist 2 of 3Why Kushner met Hamas leaders, and what it means for Trump’s Gaza roadmaplist 3 of 3Netanyahu’s Likud Party holds primaries ahead of Israel’s general electionsend of listThe United Nations, France, Spain and the United Kingdom have issued condemnations, and the White House was reported to be pressing Netanyahu to publicly denounce settler violence. US Ambassador Mike Huckabee, a staunch settlement supporter, broke publicly with the Israeli government to call the besieging settlers “Israeli terrorists”.On August 13, Israeli forces ordered the families to evacuate, saying the homes would be seized “to protect” them, and converte...