Ambassador Huckabee Suggests Israel has God-given right to Middle East Land

Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Huckabee's comments drew swift condemnation from across the region, with U.S. allies expressing discomfort with his remarks.

Posted by Doc_sarvis at 01:32 PM | 6 COMMENTS | permalink

Senior Trump administration officials have called around to several Arab countries in recent days to mollify their concerns after Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee claimed Israel has a right to control much of the Middle East.

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-- Jon Cooper (@joncooper-us.bsky.social) Feb 23, 2026 at 10:09 PM

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People, this isn't about a religion.

If that were true Gaza would be rebuilt as an enormous synagogged landscape.

Casinos and resorts are undoubtedly similar enough to Israeli.

Huckabee knows this.

#1 | Posted by redlightrobot at 2026-02-24 12:08 PM

There's just something about people that are looking forward to The Apocalypse because they think it validates their faith/delusion that makes me think they don't belong anywhere near power or influence in the real world.

#2 | Posted by morris at 2026-02-24 02:41 PM

"God-given right"

Alkah Akbar!

#3 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-02-24 08:05 PM

From the sub-summary ...

... Senior Trump administration officials have called around to several Arab countries in recent days to mollify their concerns after Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee claimed Israel has a right to control much of the Middle East. ...

OK, they called.

The problem is that Pres Trump's diplomacy is not about words.

So Senior Trump Administration officials can call and talk all they want with other countries.

The concern is, will those words of Senior Trump Admin officials be believed?

Or will Pres Trump change his policy next week via a social media post?

#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-02-24 09:52 PM

There is only one reality, call it god or Mother Nature, and there is but one truth that describes the far right...it is their perspective that fascist "dear daddy" leadership of a family, a town, a country, is their right and duty. And those of us who are terrified of them are to be culled.

#5 | Posted by Hughmass at 2026-02-25 06:51 AM

Even Tucker Carlson called him on this and, when pressed, easily showed Shuckabee's complete lack of consistency for any other country than Israel.

He along with his producer were subsequently detained at Tel Aviv airport (IIRC), had his passport taken from him and questioned.

#6 | Posted by jpw at 2026-02-25 03:33 PM

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