Mike Huckabee, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, has certainly stirred the pot with some recent comments about Israel’s territorial rights. He told conservative commentator Tucker Carlson in an interview that Israel had a right to “take it all,” referring to a significant portion of the Middle East. This statement has, predictably, drawn sharp criticism from several Arab and Muslim nations.
According to Politico, Carlson initially set the stage by referencing biblical texts, specifically the Book of Genesis, which he said promises Abraham’s descendants land that would essentially cover the entire Middle East, stretching from the Nile to the Euphrates. He then asked Huckabee if Israel had a right to this vast territory. Huckabee’s direct response, “It would be fine if they took it all,”
