Mike Huckabee
US ambassador to Israel and former governor of Arkansas, who said in 2026 it "would be fine" if Israel took the land from the Nile to the Euphrates
| Mike Huckabee
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| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | US Ambassador to Israel |
| Known for | Former governor of Arkansas; support for annexation of the West Bank |
Mike Huckabee is the US ambassador to "Israel", appointed by Donald Trump, and a former governor of Arkansas.[1] The BBC reports that he "has frequently expressed his support for Israeli annexation of the occupied West Bank, contradicting decades of US policy".[2]
Tucker Carlson interview, 2026
In an interview released on 20 February 2026, Tucker Carlson asked Huckabee about God's promise to Abraham of land "from the wadi of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates", which Carlson said would cover "Israel, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon" and parts of Saudi Arabia and Iraq. Huckabee replied: "It would be fine if they took it all."[1] He then said "Israel" was "asking to at least take the land that they now occupy", and that his remark had been somewhat "hyperbolic".[2]
Fourteen governments, including Lebanon, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, together with the Arab League, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and the Gulf Cooperation Council, called the comments "dangerous and inflammatory".[2]
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Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Edward Helmore, US envoy Mike Huckabee says it would be 'fine' if Israel took all Middle East land The Guardian, 20 February 2026, accessed 22 October 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Maia Davies, US ambassador's Israel comments condemned by Arab and Muslim nations BBC News, 22 February 2026, accessed 22 October 2026.