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Aide to Mike Huckabee said to revise US Embassy reporting

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Since taking up his post as a top aide to Ambassador Mike Huckabee in April 2025, David Milstein, 36, has repeatedly suppressed or significantly revised U.S. Embassy reporting on Israeli activities to present the Netanyahu government in a favorable light, according to a dozen people who work with or…

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  1. The New Republic

    Trump Official Hides Damning Report on Israel Killing Americans (opens The New Republic)

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    American diplomats are supposed to represent the interests of the U.S. above everything else. David Milstein, an aide to U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, was running cover for the Israeli government, suppressing reports critical of Israeli actions, The New York Times reports .

  2. Truthout

    US Embassy Aide Suppressed Report on Israeli Killings of Americans in West Bank (opens Truthout)

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    David Milstein, top aide to Ambassador Mike Huckabee, has wielded enormous power in US-Israel policy decisions.

  3. The Hill

    Huckabee aide suppressed US Embassy reports critical of Israeli government: Report (opens The Hill)

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    A top aide to Mike Huckabee, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, allegedly suppressed an embassy report that was critical of the Israeli government, according to The New York Times, which cited three U.S. officials who work with the aide.

  4. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Aide to Mike Huckabee said to revise US Embassy reporting (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Since taking up his post as a top aide to Ambassador Mike Huckabee in April 2025, David Milstein, 36, has repeatedly suppressed or significantly revised U.S. Embassy reporting on Israeli activities to present the Netanyahu government in a favorable light, according to a dozen people who work with or…

  5. Baptist News Global

    Top Huckabee Aide Covered Up Report on Killings of 9 Americans by Israeli Settlers (opens Baptist News Global)

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    A top aide to Mike Huckabee, the US ambassador to Israel, is being called a “traitor” following revelations that he manipulated embassy reports to portray the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a positive light, including covering up a...

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