US ambassador causes uproar by claiming Israel has a right to much of the Middle East

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Source: AP

Updated 4:25 PM EST, February 21, 2026


TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Arab and Muslim nations on Saturday sharply condemned comments by the U.S. ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, who said Israel has a right to much of the Middle East.

Huckabee made the comments in an interview with conservative commentator Tucker Carlson that aired Friday. Carlson said that according to the Bible, the descendants of Abraham would receive land that today would include essentially the entire Middle East, and asked Huckabee if Israel had a right to that land.

Huckabee responded: “It would be fine if they took it all.” Huckabee added, however, that Israel was not looking to expand its territory and has a right to security in the land it legitimately holds. His comments sparked immediate backlash from neighboring Egypt and Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the League of Arab States.

Saudi Arabia’s foreign ministry described Huckabee’s comments as “extremist rhetoric” and “unacceptable,” and called for the State Department to clarify its position on them. Egypt’s foreign ministry called his comments a “blatant violation” of international law, adding that “Israel has no sovereignty over the occupied Palestinian territory or other Arab lands.”

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[Tetrachloride]

1. similar concerns reached my ears over a year ago

from South Asia

[trusty elf]

2. It's so reassuring knowing that drumpf named a hick fundie end-timer

as US ambassador to Israel.

[murielm99]

3. That fool is the ambassador?

Of course he is saying stupid things. What else do we expect?

[travelingthrulife]

10. I know. The fool who is hoping and praying for armageddon in the Middle East

so the baby Jesus will come back is the perfect choice for ambassador to Israel under the grips of a fascist NuttyYahoo.

[William Seger]

4. I thought that Jews, Christians, and Muslims were all descendants of Abraham

I looked it up to be sure: Arabs are descendants of Abraham via Ishmael, and Jews and Christians are descendants via Isaac. Anyway, Huckabee's "thinking" is the kind of nationalism (a.k.a. tribalism) that we don't need and shouldn't want in the modern world.

[Behind the Aegis]

5. Providing fodder for Jew haters the world over! Woohoo!

He is ambASSador, why?

This is what happens when anti-Semites are given a platform to speak their "truth".

[rpannier]

6. Huckabee and Carlson

Can't get much worse

[IronLionZion]

7. Wag the dog

MAGA wants more distractions from Epstein files. As if the US buildup near Iran isn't enough.

[twodogsbarking]

8. It's religion folks. What do you expect, kindness?

[Deminpenn]

9. Mega Trump bribers Saudi Arabia, et al vs Mike Huckabee

Which one will win?

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

11. Sure was a good thing we didn't elect Genocide Joe or Killer Kamala