Top aide to US Ambassador to Israel Huckabee systematically suppressed and rewrote embassy reports to present Israel in a positive light.

David Milstein, 36, stepson of right-wing host Mark Levin, has:

- Flash kill: Cable warning that Israel's record settlement approvals could violate Trump's own red line against West Bank annexation.

- Rewrote a report on lethal chaos at Gaza aid distribution sites to declare the operation "successful" while omitting mass casualties.

- Blocked a detailed report on investigations of 9 Palestinian-Americans killed by settlers/soldiers, blocking congressional inquiries.

- Embassy reporting on settler violence was replaced by a cable praising Netanyahu's "unprecedented crackdown."

- Cut Palestinian affairs cables from several a week to several a month. White House and State Department officials bypassed normal channels at least twice to get accurate info directly from embassy staff.

Milstein also interrogated colleagues about whether they were "pro-Israel" or "pro-Hamas."

Administration officials expressed frustration over his actions.

Huckabee called the report "farcical" without addressing specific instances.

Source: NYT