Huckabee visits Christian church in West Bank that was target of arson attack

In early July, the village of Taybeh was hit by an arson attack in the area of the ruins of the Byzantine-era Church of Saint George, which dates back to the fifth century. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, center, and the Palestinian mayor of the village of Taybeh, Suleiman Khourieh (left), tour the fifth-century Church of Saint George in the Palestinian Christian village of Taybeh, northeast of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, on July 19, 2025. Huckabee, an evangelical Christian and staunch advocate for Israel, said his trip to Taybeh aimed to "express solidarity with the people who just want to live their lives in peace, to be able to go to their own land, to be able to go to their place of worship."