Boyle Sends Letter to Secretary of State Rubio Demanding Investigation Into Detention of U.S. Citizen Hussein Jabarin

PHILADELPHIA, PA - Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio demanding a formal investigation into the harassment and detention of Mr. Hussein Jabarin, a U.S. citizen and constituent. This follows the letter Boyle sent to U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee on Thursday, August 13, demanding he take action to secure Mr. Jabarin's release.

"While I am relieved that Mr. Jabarin was eventually released from Israeli custody on August 16, 2026, I am horrified by how he and his family were apparently treated by these Israeli settlers and authorities over the past week," Boyle wrote. "This treatment follows a long pattern of violence and aggression that Mr. Jabarin's family has endured in the West Bank over the last year and a half."

Boyle continued, "I am demanding that you investigate who specifically was involved in the heinous acts that led to the harassment and beating of Mr. Jabarin and his family and to the theft and destruction of their property. Additionally, I demand you investigate which specific individuals aided in Mr. Jabarin's detainment, arrest, and holding without charge."

In the letter, Boyle condemned the violence and aggression from Israeli settlers towards Mr. Jabarin and his family, and urged Secretary Rubio to explore formally sanctioning the individuals found to have engaged in these egregious acts.

The full text of Boyle's letter is available here.

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