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US says ambassador’s comments on Israel and the Middle East were taken out of context
The U.S. Embassy said Mike Huckabee's biblical remarks on Israel's territorial claims were misinterpreted and reaffirmed no change in U.S. policy amid regional criticism.
- Friday's broadcast with Tucker Carlson featured U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee saying Israel has a right to much of the Middle East, while a U.S. Embassy spokesperson said the comments were taken out of context and policy remains unchanged.
- Quoting the Bible, Carlson asked Huckabee about territorial claims in Genesis Chapter 15; Huckabee said `It would be fine if they took it all` and Israel seeks to keep land it now occupies.
- Sunday saw an uproar from Arab and Muslim countries as a joint statement called Huckabee's remarks `dangerous and inflammatory` and said they endanger regional stability.
- The administration noted the comments contradict its aim for a political horizon and a Palestinian state, as Huckabee's remarks clash with President Donald J. Trump's pledge to block West Bank annexation.
- Rising regional strain coincides with Israeli steps in the West Bank and U.S. force movements as Israel expands settlement construction and tensions with Iran grow amid USS Gerald R. Ford deployment.
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Washington said his comments were taken out of context.
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U.S. says ambassador’s comments on Israel and the Middle East were taken out of context
An uproar continued Sunday after the U.S. ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, said Israel has a right to much of the Middle East, as more Arab and Muslim countries objected and the U.S. said his comments were taken out of context.
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US says ambassador's comments on Israel and the Middle East were taken out of context
There is fresh outrage over U.S. ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee's remarks in an interview that Israel could “take it all” when asked about biblical claims to Middle East land.
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