Trump's Pick, Mike Huckabee’s Ambassadorship: What It Means for U.S.-Israel Relations

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President-elect Donald Trump has announced former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee as his nominee for U.S. ambassador to Israel, a choice that signals a potential shift in American policy toward a more pro-settlement stance. Huckabee, a longtime ally of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has consistently voiced support for Israeli settlers and has even backed the possibility of Israel annexing parts of the occupied West Bank.

 

Huckabee’s relationship with Netanyahu and his outspoken support for settlements are significant, especially given Israel’s current pro-settler government. Some within the Israeli right-wing are now optimistic that Trump’s upcoming administration may be the most pro-settler U.S.

administration in history, amplifying support for policies that favor expansion in the West Bank. Trump's own perspective is echoed in his endorsement, where he remarked, “Mike Huckabee loves Israel and the people of Israel... he will work tirelessly to bring about peace in the Middle East.”

 

Huckabee’s commitment to Israel and his views on the West Bank are well-documented. In 2015, he controversially asserted that Israel’s historical connection to the West Bank is stronger than that of the United States to Manhattan. Four years later, Huckabee went on to declare that he believed Israel had the right to annex parts of the West Bank. His views on Palestinian statehood have also been clear for over a decade; during his 2008 presidential campaign, Huckabee stated, “there’s really no such thing as a Palestinian” and argued that if there were to be a Palestinian state, it should be established within the borders of other Arab nations rather than Israel.

 

Netanyahu’s own stance on annexation has evolved over time, particularly under the Trump administration’s previous term. Toward the end of Trump’s first term, Netanyahu considered declaring the annexation of parts of the West Bank but ultimately did not align with Trump’s team on the matter. Now, with Huckabee’s potential ambassadorship, some right-wing members of Netanyahu’s government are reigniting calls for annexation following Trump’s victory.

 

Yet annexing West Bank settlements would be a contentious move, widely viewed as illegal under international law, and would likely trigger global condemnation. This step could also further obstruct any potential pathway to a Palestinian state, as international bodies largely view Israeli settlements as a critical barrier to a two-state solution.

 

The implications of Huckabee’s nomination are complex, as Trump has not yet clarified his administration’s full approach to Israeli-Palestinian relations, particularly concerning settlement expansion and annexation. Nevertheless, Huckabee’s alignment with Israeli settlement interests points toward a U.S. policy that may be more openly supportive of pro-settlement initiatives, potentially reshaping U.S.-Israel relations and altering the course of Middle Eastern diplomacy.

 

Based on a report by AXIOS 2024-11-14

 

 

 

[Dave0206]

Ah well he can always get a good deal on a lectern through his daughter to explain himself 

[spidermike007]

Israel is in a very difficult position, they've started a terrible war and even Netanyahu does not appear to have an end game, other than the total obliteration of all Palestinian people, it would appear. The US backing Israel unconditionally is a very dangerous game, and will no doubt have huge consequences and a great deal of blowback for America, and likely for Trump too. 

 

Putting a Christian in place, who does not appear to have any true faith is a very risky endeavor. 

[mdr224]

8 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

Israel is in a very difficult position, they've started a terrible war and even Netanyahu does not appear to have an end game, other than the total obliteration of all Palestinian people, it would appear. The US backing Israel unconditionally is a very dangerous game, and will no doubt have huge consequences and a great deal of blowback for America, and likely for Trump too. 

 

Putting a Christian in place, who does not appear to have any true faith is a very risky endeavor. 

“Theyve started”?
 

sorry you have zero credibility now

[mikeymike100]

1 hour ago, mdr224 said:

“Theyve started”?
 

sorry you have zero credibility now

Right, I thought Hamas started it?

[mdr224]

1 minute ago, mikeymike100 said:

Right, I thought Hamas started it?

If trump lost i think israel wouldnt even exist anymore. The left media completely brainwashes fools like this

[Liverpool Lou]

1 hour ago, spidermike007 said:

Israel is in a very difficult position, they've started a terrible war

What?   Who started it?!

[Liverpool Lou]

1 hour ago, spidermike007 said:

Netanyahu does not appear to have an end game, other than the total obliteration of all Palestinian people

More b0llocks.   What basis have you for claiming that?

[Chwooly]

1 hour ago, mdr224 said:

“Theyve started”?

1 hour ago, spidermike007 said:

Netanyahu does not appear to have an end game, other than the total obliteration of all Palestinian people, it would appear.

 

That's a lie, He is against terrorists and wants the total obliteration of Hezbollah and Hamas. And you haven't shown why that would be a bad thing? 

 

 

[brewsterbudgen]

3 minutes ago, Chwooly said:

That's a lie, He is against terrorists and wants the total obliteration of Hezbollah and Hamas. And you haven't shown why that would be a bad thing? 

 

 

 Understandable, but if it means obliterating tens of thousands of Palestinian men, women and children how can it be good?  

[mdr224]

Is spidermike one of those history revisionists?

[James105]

3 minutes ago, brewsterbudgen said:

 Understandable, but if it means obliterating tens of thousands of Palestinian men, women and children how can it be good?  

 

The greater good is the world is rid of a terrorist group responsible for some of the worst crimes imaginable.  It's easily avoided today, right now in fact, as all that needs to happen is that Hamas unconditionally surrenders, releases ALL the hostages they kidnapped, and answer for their crimes.  War over.  Women and children saved.  Not sure why more left thinking people are not calling for this approach really and siding with the terrorists that use women and children as human shields.   

[brewsterbudgen]

1 minute ago, James105 said:

 

The greater good is the world is rid of a terrorist group responsible for some of the worst crimes imaginable.  It's easily avoided today, right now in fact, as all that needs to happen is that Hamas unconditionally surrenders, releases ALL the hostages they kidnapped, and answer for their crimes.  War over.  Women and children saved.  Not sure why more left thinking people are not calling for this approach really and siding with the terrorists that use women and children as human shields.   

 

Agree.  Let's hope Trump/Huckabee  can kickstart negotiations.  Biden/Blinken have been useless.

[Jingthing]

I bet the meshugana Michigander Muslims are feeling proud of themselves now for rejecting Harris.

[NickyLouie]

1 minute ago, Jingthing said:

I bet the meshugana Michigander Muslims are feeling proud of themselves now for rejecting Harris.

 

Naw it's only you and your weird obsession / sexual attraction to The Donald 

 

 

[Presto]

Let me guess: more war crimes, harassment of Palestinian farmers on the West Bank, more ethnic cleansing?

Waiting for the second coming, and/or the rapture, as some of you will understand.

Edited 8 hours ago by Presto

[Chwooly]

5 hours ago, brewsterbudgen said:

 Understandable, but if it means obliterating tens of thousands of Palestinian men, women and children how can it be good?  

So he should just sit on his hands and do nothing while his country and people are attacked, kidnapped, raped and murdered?

 

Why are Palestinian women and children more valuable then the women and children that Hamas, Iran and Hezbollah kill?

 

If Hamas and Hezbollah weren't hiding behind women and children or hiding in schools and hospitals they would not be in the line of fire. 

 

The terrorists target women and children so how would you defend them?  

Edited 5 hours ago by Chwooly

[Chwooly]

4 hours ago, Jingthing said:

I bet the meshugana Michigander Muslims are feeling proud of themselves now for rejecting Harris.

They should be I am proud of them 555

[thaipo7]

8 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

Israel is in a very difficult position, they've started a terrible war and even Netanyahu does not appear to have an end game, other than the total obliteration of all Palestinian people, it would appear. The US backing Israel unconditionally is a very dangerous game, and will no doubt have huge consequences and a great deal of blowback for America, and likely for Trump too. 

 

Putting a Christian in place, who does not appear to have any true faith is a very risky endeavor. 

THEY started a terrible war.  WTF, what happened on 10-07-24?  Who keep firing up to 200 missiles a day in Northern Israel?  They are just to set back and do nothing?  55 million Arabs against 9 million Jewish people.  Just let them do as they please?

[thaipo7]

6 hours ago, mikeymike100 said:

Right, I thought Hamas started it?

Frigging Leftist are the same world wide aren't they?

[thaipo7]

6 hours ago, mdr224 said:

If trump lost i think israel wouldnt even exist anymore. The left media completely brainwashes fools like this

You are right.  Trump saved the US, Israel, and maybe Taiwan.

[metisdead]

A post with a chart that was copy and pasted from some site without providing a link to the source of information has been removed.

[BruceWayne]

7 hours ago, brewsterbudgen said:

 Understandable, but if it means obliterating tens of thousands of Palestinian men, women and children how can it be good?  

 

You won't get a sensible response to that question.

 

They realise that answering honestly would show them up as the psychopaths that they really are.

 

[BruceWayne]

7 hours ago, mdr224 said:

Is spidermike one of those history revisionists?

 

I am.

 

The numbers ain;'t feasible.

 

Do the maths:

 

https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-italian-army-called-in-to-carry-away-corpses-as-citys-crematorium-is-overwhelmed-11959994

 

""The crematorium of (the City of) Bergamo, working at full capacity, 24 hours a day, can cremate 25 dead", said a spokesperson for the local authority."

 

I know Germans are efficient but 6M ?

GTFOH

 

And anyway using mythical events from 80 years ago as an excuse for consistently <deleted> ty behaviour only works on brainwashed boomtards - younger gens have worked out the scam

 

 

Edited 4 hours ago by BruceWayne