Exclusive-Israeli settler confronts Palestinian American at his besieged West Bank home

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Palestinian American Loui Ridi faced threats from Israeli settlers while trying to protect his home in the West Bank village of Qusra. Despite raising an American flag, the settler presence has provoked tensions and drawn condemnation from the US government.

By Pesha Magid, Ammar Awad and Sinan Abu Mayzer QUSRA, West Bank, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Palestinian American Loui Ridi raised a giant American flag over his West Bank home, hoping it might deter militant settlers besieging the property. But it wasn't enough to stop one of them from walking onto Ridi's landon Tuesday, during a tense face-off. Ridi arrived in Qusra late on Monday after traveling from the U.S., fearing he could lose the property to Jewish settlers who have encircled three Palestinian homes in the village for more than a week, prompting U.S. condemnation.