U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee publicly dismantled Tucker Carlson’s claim that the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem ignored an American citizen who was allegedly attacked by Israeli settlers in Judea and Samaria. Huckabee called Carlson “deranged” and released a detailed timeline of embassy outreach.

Carlson posted video footage on X on October 29, 2026, describing it as “unreleased.” He accused Huckabee of abandoning an American who Carlson said had been beaten nearly to death the previous week.

“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,” Carlson wrote.

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 tagged Huckabee, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and the White House in the post. Huckabee responded within hours through his own X account, directly challenging Carlson’s version of events and laying out the embassy’s contacts with the family.

“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,” Huckabee wrote.

According to Huckabee, the embassy’s American Citizen Services unit never spoke directly with the father who was allegedly injured in Turmusaya. Communication instead went through the man’s son in Chicago, who insisted on serving as the sole point of contact.

Huckabee said the son repeatedly declined to provide direct telephone numbers for his father or other relatives. The timeline also described multiple emails, telephone calls, hospital contact attempts, and requests from embassy staff for information needed to reach the man.

On October 19, American Citizen Services received an email from the son alleging that his father had been attacked by settlers at his Turmusaya home. The son said his father was receiving treatment at Istishari Hospital in Ramallah.

Embassy staff called the son that same day and requested contact information for his father, but the son was unwilling to provide it, according to Huckabee’s account. Staff then sent a follow-up email seeking the information.

On October 20, embassy staff sent another email requesting contact details. After the son asked for a telephone call, staff called twice without receiving an answer and also tried several times to contact the hospital in Ramallah, but those attempts were unsuccessful.

The son wrote on October 21 that his father was undergoing surgery. Embassy staff later spoke with him, and he said he would provide contact information for the next of kin in the West Bank, but the embassy never received it.

According to the timeline, the son also said the family did not want to pursue the matter with local authorities. Instead, the family wanted assurances that relatives traveling from the United States would not be denied entry.

Embassy staff spoke with the son again on October 22. In a later email, the son wrote: “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.”

The embassy responded by again asking for direct contact with the father or uncle and requesting local telephone numbers, but none were provided. The son later sent medical reports and photographs of his father’s wounds while continuing to seek assurances concerning relatives traveling and entering the area.

On October 23, embassy staff called the hospital but were unable to reach the father. Three days later, staff called the son in Chicago, received no answer, and left a message asking whether the man’s brother and mother had arrived.

That October 26 message also requested contact numbers, but the embassy received no response or numbers. Huckabee’s timeline therefore described repeated attempts to contact the injured man, his relatives, and the hospital, despite Carlson’s accusation that the ambassador had simply blown him off.

Huckabee ended his response with a pointed demand for Carlson to acknowledge the record he had released. “Tucker, you can apologize when you find your conscience & acknowledge the facts.”

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

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