US EditionUS Ambassador Huckabee Cites Biblical Claim Supporting Israel’s Regional Expansion
Ambassador Huckabee cited Genesis 15 to justify Israel’s claim to vast Middle Eastern territory, prompting condemnation from Arab nations and Islamic organizations.
- During an appearance on The Tucker Carlson Show on Saturday, February 21, 2026, U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee said Israel has a biblical right to much of the Middle East and stated `It would be fine if they took it all`.
- Appealing to Genesis 15, Huckabee cited a biblical promise of land from the Nile to the Euphrates, reflecting a long-standing support for Israel's territorial claims.
- Huckabee responded `It would be fine if they took it all` then clarified Israel's right to security in land it legitimately holds, referencing Genesis 15.
- The Palestinian Foreign Ministry said the remarks contradict international law and U.S. policy, while Egypt's foreign ministry, Jordan, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the League of Arab States condemned them as extremist; CNN sought State Department comment with no immediate U.S. or Israeli response.
- Historically and legally, 1967 gains and an ICJ ruling frame why these remarks matter as they mark an unprecedented U.S. departure and echo the Greater Israel concept.
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Mike Huckabee infuriates Middle East after agreeing with Tucker Carlson's claim that Israel has a biblical right to the whole region
“It would be fine if they took it all," Huckabee said to Carlson's claim that the descendants of Abraham have a right to the land.
Several Arab countries strongly condemned these statements. Saudi Arabia described them as "irresponsible" and "dangerous", while Jordan denounced "a violation of the sovereignty of the countries of the region".
In an interview, US ambassador Mike Huckabee said that Israel was entitled to large parts of the Middle East from a biblical point of view. Egypt, Jordan and the Arab League responded promptly.
The U.S. ambassador to Jerusalem, Mike Huckabee, has stated that it would be good for Israel to take over a vast extension of the Middle East. In an interview with American conservative commentator Tucker Carlson, Huckabee was asked about his interpretation of a Bible verse suggesting that lands including parts of Egypt, Syria and Iraq were divinely promised to the Jewish people. Carlson stated that, according to the Old Testament, borders would…
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