US EditionUS Ambassador Huckabee Cites Biblical Claim Supporting Israel’s Regional Expansion
- 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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Strong protests are taking place on Sunday in the Arab and Muslim world after comments by the US Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, who claimed that according to biblical tradition, Israel would have a right to land extending over a large part of the Middle East. ...
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Fourteen Arab and Islamic countries have strongly objected to the statement by US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, who said, "Israel can take everything if it wants." Arab countries called his statement a violation of international law and a threat to regional stability.
OIC condemns statements by US ambassador to Israel
JEDDAH: The General Secretariat of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) expressed its condemnation of the dangerous and irresponsible statements made by the US Ambassador to Israel, describing them as an unacceptable call for Israel to expand and seize more Palestinian and Arab lands. Read full story
Strong protests are taking place on Sunday in the Arab and Muslim world after comments by the US Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, who claimed that according to biblical tradition, Israel would have a right to land extending over a large part of the Middle East.
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