Donald Trump has the Bart Simpson-like gift of getting away with almost anything he says. His acolytes do not. It is a lesson US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has just learnt the hard way after setting off a diplomatic storm by telling Tucker Carlson that it would be “fine if they took it all” — referring to the biblical view that Israel’s promised land stretches from the Nile to the Euphrates.
Saudi Arabia swiftly called the remarks dangerous and inconsistent with international law. Jordan described them as an assault on regional sovereignty. Egypt warned they violated diplomatic norms and undermined prospects for peace. The UAE signalled that such rhetoric complicates already fragile regional diplomacy. Huckabee later called the comment “somewhat hyperbolic.” The Middle East did not.
