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Huckabee Says Hamas Has Not Disarmed
Huckabee: The president has put together a very solid plan. He’s established the Board of Peace. Hamas agreed that they would disarm. You know how many bullets they've given up? None. Bombs? None. Rifles and pistols? Zero
Huckabee Meets FlyDubai Passenger
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee met with Yaniv Hayon, the passenger who took control of the cockpit on a FlyDubai flight, along with Hayon's wife.
Huckabee Warns UK Over Expected Move
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee is threatening measures against Britain over an announcement expected today.
"I feel that this is discrimination against the Israeli government. It is discrimination against the Jewish people, and I do not understand the logic behind it.
It's like throwing a stone without knowing where it's going to land. Britain is a sovereign country, and it can do what it wants, but the United States is also a sovereign country."
Netanyahu Meets U.S. Envoys on Lebanon
Netanyahu met tonight with U.S. Ambassadors Michel Issa and Mike Huckabee on Israel-Lebanon talks.
Huckabee Defends Israel's Global Impact
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee:
The people who say, "I hate Israel. I want nothing to do with it." Okay, fine. Give up car navigation, give up your cell phone, give up the thumb drive.
Oh, and by the way, let’s throw in: give up seedless watermelon, cherry tomatoes while you’re at it.
Huckabee Comments on Turkey-Israel
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, on Turkey, to The Jerusalem Post:
"We have concerns when we hear some of their statements. When the Israelis carried out the strikes, they were not trying to harm anyone. They were saying, 'You are entering an area where you are not supposed to be. That is not a good idea.'"
He said he hopes Turkey will decide to be constructive.
Huckabee Comments on Israel-Syria Ties
Mike Huckabee on Israeli strikes in Syria:
We want to see Syria succeed. We want to see Syria come to a security agreement with Israel. I think that’s very possible, but let’s hope it happens sooner rather than later.
But it won’t be helped if it appears that Turkey is trying to establish a firm foothold in Syria.
Huckabee Links Global Terror to Iran
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee on Iran:
These are people that really do want to kill us. And if we don't believe that, we're playing a fool's game.
If there's terror going on in the world, it typically can be traced back to Tehran.
Huckabee: Mecca Alliance Not Destabilizing
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee: the Saudi–Türkiye–Pakistan Mecca Alliance is not destabilizing, and the three "don't seem to have a desire to start any conflict." - Al Arabiya
Huckabee on US Mideast Diplomacy
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee:
"Washington is working to establish a mechanism to prevent conflicts between Israel, Turkey and Syria. Hamas has not yet delivered a single weapon; Trump may consider military action against Iran."
Huckabee Calls Iran Proxies Evil
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee: "Iran's proxies are pure evil. Hezbollah seriously wounded IDF soldiers knowing Israel would respond."
Huckabee Comments on Trump Iran Policy
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee on Iran:
Trump has not just proven that he was willing to bomb them, but he’s also willing to bankrupt them.
Sen. Van Hollen Calls for Huckabee Resignation
U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) called on U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee to resign, accusing him of failing to protect American interests and becoming an "apologist" for the Israeli government.
Senator Van Hollen Calls for Huckabee Resignation
U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-CT) called on U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee to resign, accusing him of failing to protect American interests and becoming an "apologist" for the Israeli government.
Huckabee Warns of Iran Missile Range
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee:
Iran's missile capacity has grown sharply, with ballistic range rising from about 2,000 km to more than 4,100 km in just one year.
He said this puts many European cities within range, naming London, Paris, Berlin and Rome as now in Iran's crosshairs.
Huckabee Rejects Genocide Claims
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee:
When you say, or Mamdani says, that Benjamin Netanyahu is guilty of genocide, that Israel committed genocide, on its face, that is a stupid thing to say.
Why? Because when you commit genocide, you try to erase an entire people.
Huckabee Claims Foreign Influence on US
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee:
There's been billions of dollars spent to influence particularly young American minds on social media through TikTok and Instagram and Twitter.
They've spent billions of dollars financing Middle East Studies series in various universities and brainwashing kids.
Huckabee: Israel Warned US of Trump Plot
U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee: Israeli intelligence tipped off Washington to a specific plot to assassinate President Trump.
Huckabee Warns Iran on U.S. Options
U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee to the Jerusalem Post: "If the Iranians won't change their ambitions, the President has made it clear that he keeps all of his options on the table."
Huckabee Praises Jewish Role in America
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee:
Without the Jewish people, there would never have been an America.
Our founders in America understood that.
Huckabee Jokes About Checking Trump Posts
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee:
One of the things I learned when I became Ambassador was that you have to check Trump's social media feed every day.
I don't know if you know this or not, but he's famous for firing people in the middle of the night on social media.
So, the first thing I do every morning is wake up, check his Twitter account, and find out if I've been fired.
Huckabee Remarks on Israel's History
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee:
We think of 250 years in America as being an extraordinarily long time.
But the fact is, when I realize where I am here in Israel, and I realize you guys have been around for 3,800 years and still going, we feel kind of young as a nation.
Huckabee Hails Israel-Lebanon Agreement
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee:
"The agreement with Lebanon is a historic agreement. Lebanon recognized that it is not at war with Israel. Israel has already recognized that it is not at war with Lebanon. Israel has a problem wit...
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee:
"The agreement with Lebanon is a historic agreement. Lebanon recognized that it is not at war with Israel. Israel has already recognized that it is not at war with Lebanon. Israel has a problem with Hezbollah, not with Lebanon. For the first time we see hope and opportunity. Israel and Lebanon are not at war, and they have a common enemy, Hezbollah. I want each of us to be able to take a car from Jerusalem and drive to Beirut, and most importantly, to be able to return back."
Huckabee Highlights Trump-Netanyahu Bond
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee:
The United States and Israel have an unbreakable bond.
There is no world leader that Trump speaks with more than Netanyahu.
Theirs is a relationship that goes beyond two statesmen. It is deeply personal - personal to the point that there is a candor between them that is probably unlike his relationship with anyone else.