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NYT: Top Aide to Ambassador Huckabee Suppressed Reports Critical of Israel

newsOct 8, 2026171,409

The New York Times reports that David Milstein, a top aide to U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee in Jerusalem, repeatedly suppressed, altered, and delayed embassy reporting to present the Netanyahu government more favorably, according to multiple U.S. officials. Since taking his post in April 2025, Milstein has blocked some reports from reaching Washington, substantially revised others, and held up drafts until their information lost relevance. The Times says one quashed memo would have documented killings of nine Americans by Israeli settlers; Milstein urged the embassy to send a letter saying Israel was properly handling the investigations. The reporting notes Milstein has questioned staff about whether they were “pro-Israel” or “pro-Hamas” and that critics allege he substituted pro-Netanyahu language into diplomatic cables. The coverage also highlights Milstein’s family tie as the stepson of radio host Mark Levin, a detail critics cite when calling for his removal; some outlets and commentators have demanded he be fired or prosecuted. The Times bases its account on interviews with multiple officials and embassy staff who described these actions as persistent rather than isolated.

The Tennessee Holler
@thetnholler.bsky.social

“Since taking up his post in April 2025, Huckabee aide David Milstein, 36, has repeatedly suppressed or significantly revised embassy reporting on Israeli activities to present Netanyahu in a favorable light.” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/w...

6535h ago
Jack Brand6

It's so jarring to even read the words, "Ambassador Mike Huckabee".

bloodhounder.bsky.social4

Obviously an agent for them, not us. There’s a word for this….

steelguypa.bsky.social4

Netanyahu like Trump belongs in prison.

Jamie Dyer3

Note: David Milstein is the stepson of the nutjob Mark Levin.

🏳️‍⚧️Five Nights at KnollBelle's🏳️‍⚧️2

He is really bad at his job, we all know Netanyahu is a genocidal lunatic. That entire country went fucking nuts. They have a policy of extermination. Dont forget the Yom Kippur war when they wiped out 60k+ Palestinians after 2 Israelis were killed.

Jennifer Keith2

Every single thing around Christofascists like Huckabee and Israel is dirty dirty dirty. Two groups of horrible people getting together to what? Pretend they believe in the rapture? But really to increase their own power. If there was a heaven, they wouldn’t be admitted.

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Debrianna Mansini-I’m Spartacus2

Isn’t this illegal? Oh, never mind

Prem Thakker ツ
@premthakker.bsky.social

My gosh. Mike Huckabee's top aide: —Covered up an embassy report on Israeli killings of 9 Americans —Fabricated Orwellian reports on Israeli settler violence & the "Gaza Humanitarian Foundation" to make it sound good for Israel —Questioned staff on whether they were “pro-Israel” or “pro-Hamas”

In late March, at the height of the Iran war, Israel quietly approved more settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank than it ever had at one time. Staff members at the United States Embassy in Jerusalem saw the move as potentially flouting one of President Trump's explicit red lines for Israel - no annexation of the West Bank - and drafted an urgent report intended for policy makers in Washington. That memo never reached Washington. It was quashed by David Milstein, a top aide to Ambassador Mike Huckabee, according to three U.S. officials briefed on the process. This was no isolated incident. Since taking up his post in April 2025, Mr. Milstein, 36, has repeatedly suppressed or significantly revised embassy reporting on Israeli activities to present the Netanyahu government in a favorable light, according to a dozen people who work with or interact with Mr. Milstein in both Jerusalem and Washington: • As settler violence in the West Bank surged in the spring, for instance, he stymied embassy reporting suggesting that the Israeli government was failing to take action, according to the three officials. Instead the embassy sent a cable to Washington, viewed by The New York Times, praising Israel for "cracking down" on the attacks. • When members of Congress pushed for accountability over the killings of nine Palestinian Americans by Israeli settlers and security forces, he suppressed a detailed report that the embassy staff had written, effectively stonewalling lawmakers' efforts to gain information, according to multiple officials briefed on the matter.
5236h ago
Prem Thakker ツ62

If you have ever worked in or with the US embassy to Israel in any capacity, please text me on Signal premthakker.35 Your anonymity will be protected

winenotwhine.bsky.social6

Mike Huckabee is the definition of Christian nationalist. He’s an anti-Christ doing Satan’s work worldwide. He will burn in hell for eternity, and that can’t come soon enough. 🔥

John Metcalf ⚛️4

We all knew Huckabee is a Christian-Fascist who wants Israel for its role in the “apocalypse”. 😬 What a goul.

Rob Gomm4

Deeply not shocking and somehow still awful.

CrickettGrrrl4

This is precisely why Huckster Huckabee was chosen for this position.

Shilpa3

Will mainstream news care @cnn.com @cnnipr.bsky.social @npr.org @nytimes.com ? Of course not. They probably did the same thing.

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Mark Thompson4

I wonder who he got to pay his credit card bill?

elliepnw.bsky.social3

If the democrats in Congress don't use their power to investigate and hold people like this accountable after winning back power, there's no hope for them as a serious governing party

Dean Obeidallah
@deanobeidallah.bsky.social

David Milstein, a top aide to Ambassador Mike Huckabee, has Suppressed and Altered Reports Critical of Israel. He has even protected Israel over American citizens killed by Israeli settlers. He's a traitor. He must be fired and prosecuted. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/w...

1108h ago
M-Tex2

David Milstein is the founder of Magen Strategies LLC- a political consulting firm. Ron DeSantis hired him for his gubernatorial & presidential campaigns, where he focused on pro-Israel outreach in Florida. Then, he was shipped off to Amb. Huckabee as his "special assistant" to Israel.

Deb1

I highly doubt he did this on his own. Perhaps the ambassador himself should be fired and prosecuted.

@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze)
@newsjennifer.bsky.social

The step-son of Fox firebrand Mark Levin is running a full-on propaganda operation out of the US embassy in Israel. On earth 1, this guy would have been fired by the time you finished reading this article but this is Trump world... www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/w...

335h ago
Scott Horton
@robertscotthorton.bsky.social

A look at young David Milstein, who sits in the US Embassy in Jerusalem as a US diplomat, zealously reflecting the interests of the Likudnik regime. Here NYT reveals how he censors and guts all embassy reporting critical of Netanyahu and substitutes Netanyahu propaganda in its place.

215h ago
Malachy Browne
@malachy.bsky.social

How a top aide in the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem censored reports of settler violence against Palestinians and quashed memos critical of Netanyahu bound for Washington. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/w...

166h ago
Rima I Anabtawi
@rimaanabtawi.bsky.social

David Milstein a top aide to U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee suppressed and altered reports by U.S. diplomats critical of Israel and skewed information to portray the Netanyahu government in a favorable light www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/w...

97h ago
Kane Korso
@godevils2.bsky.social

This is the former UK Embassy in East Jerusalem that was shut down yesterday afternoon. The ambassador and almost all staff have been thrown out of the country. Seven remain in what is now known as the UK mission. All because Israel will not admit that they are guilty of ethnic cleansing.

69h ago
SarcARSEtic Irish Paw Paw3

As an Irishman i always want England out but this is simply ignorant to eject them simply because they call you out for the things you boast about doing

全肯定botたん1

Take care of yourself, it's heavy now, and it's super important to take care of yourself ♥️

Derek Sherratt1

It's usual when a country behaves inappropriately to return the favor and reciprocate in kind. We kicked out the nazis fascists this is just fascism with a different flag.

lizbauch.bsky.social
@lizbauch.bsky.social

Mr. Milstein is the stepson of the right-wing radio host Mark Levin — a close ally of both Mr. Trump and Mr. Netanyahu. That relationship is well known in Washington and the embassy, and has been a factor in how he is treated... www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/w...

41h ago
Randy Fair
@southerngayteacher.bsky.social

“Since starting his post in April 2025, Milstein has allegedly blocked some reports from reaching Washington, substantially modified others, and held up drafts until the information lost its relevance, according to the report.” www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...

47h ago
Laleh Khalili
@lalehkhalili.bsky.social

This dude (who weirdly looks like Laura Loomer without makeup) also solicited money from Israeli elite... www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/w...

53h ago
Gady Epstein
@gadyepstein.bsky.social

On Israel not having charged anyone in the killings of 9 Americans in the West Bank: “Mr. Milstein argued that the embassy should send a letter saying that Israel was properly handling the investigations, two officials briefed on the discussions said.”

Questions About American Deaths In February, Nasrallah Abu Siyam, 19, was trying to stop settlers from stealing livestock when one of them shot him dead in his West Bank village.
65h ago
Jim Swanson
@jimswanson.bsky.social

Huckabee Aide Covered Up Report on Killings of 9 Americans by Israeli Settlers One American journalist, who has covered Israeli settler violence in the West Bank, called Huckabee aide David Milstein “a literal traitor.” tinyurl.com/u6HhWl

32h ago
Abu Aardvark
@abuaardvark.bsky.social

Wait until they find put how the US Embassy in Israel operated in the Biden administration during Gaza cc @akbarshahidahmed.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/w...

72h ago
David Combest
@decombest.bsky.social

Top Trump Embassy Aide Accused of Blocking Reports on Israeli Settlements and Palestinian American Deaths | IBTimes UK www.ibtimes.co.uk/david-milste...

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