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Emile

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Fri Mar 28, 2025, 05:29 AM Mar 28

Former Arkansas governor promises to support Trump's plans if confirmed Israel ambassador [View all]

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee fielded questions about his nomination as ambassador to Israel during a congressional hearing punctuated by protests Tuesday.

President Donald Trump nominated Huckabee for the role in November. The native Arkansan has no foreign policy experience, but has visited Israel several times.

The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee also questioned Reed Rubinstein, State Department legal adviser nominee, and Kevin Cabrera, Panama ambassador nominee, but Huckabee’s remarks were the only ones interrupted multiple times by audience members who were removed after shouting about “desecrating the Holy Land” and “misus[ing] Christianity to justify ethnic cleansing.”

Hamas militants launched an attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and tens of thousands of people have died in the conflict since Israel retaliated. A ceasefire negotiated in January was broken last week when Israeli strikes killed hundreds of Palestinians in Gaza.

Read more at: http://mhobserver.com/former-arkansas-governor-promises-to-support-trumps-plans-if-confirmed-israel-ambassador/

An evangelical Christian, Huckabee is a long-time supporter of Israel and has opposed a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine.

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