{"id":51712,"date":"2026-02-22T09:34:50","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T14:34:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/?p=51712"},"modified":"2026-02-22T09:34:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T14:34:56","slug":"holy-moly-u-s-ambassador-huckabee-claims-israel-has-biblical-right-to-conquer-whole-middle-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/?p=51712","title":{"rendered":"<h2><b><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">HOLY MOLY!!!<\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">U.S Ambassador Huckabee Claims Israel Has &#8216;Biblical Right&#8217; To Conquer Whole Middle East<\/span><\/b><\/h2>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more-->ZeroHedge.com<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"230\" data-start=\"0\">In a jaw-dropping exchange with Tucker Carlson, US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee\u00a0<strong>openly framed Israel&#8217;s territorial claims in biblical terms<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; suggesting the Jewish state has a divine mandate over virtually the entire region.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"539\" data-start=\"232\">Asked whether a passage from the Book of Genesis could be read as granting Israel the right to claim all the land between Egypt&#8217;s Nile River and Syria&#8217;s Euphrates, Huckabee didn&#8217;t hedge.\u00a0<strong>He bluntly and without apology said it would be &#8220;fine&#8221; if Israel and its military took over the whole Middle East<\/strong>. Full interview can be accessed here:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tucker Confronts Mike Huckabee on America\u2019s Toxic Relationship With Israel\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XS7itdfgNnU?start=3584&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-twitter-extracted-i1771770341317366056=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">The Mike Huckabee interview, and the truth about America\u2019s deeply unhealthy relationship with Israel.<\/p>\n<p>(0:00) Why We Were Interrogated in Israel<br \/>\n(25:38) Why Did Huckabee Meet With American Traitor Jonathan Pollard?<br \/>\n(34:26) Has Huckabee Advocated to Extradite Sex Offenders Who\u2026\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wPoF4GfSpt\">pic.twitter.com\/wPoF4GfSpt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TuckerCarlson\/status\/2024906966859219144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 20, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p data-end=\"539\" data-start=\"232\"><strong>&#8220;It would be fine if they took it all,&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0Huckabee, a former Southern Baptist Minister and previously the governor of Arkansas made clear. This led to a wide ranging conversation and back and forth over whether the modern nation-state of Israel, officially founded as a sovereign government on May 14, 1948, is synonymous with the Israel written about in the Old Testament, stretching back thousands of years.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"539\" data-start=\"232\">Here&#8217;s how that contentious segment of the interview unfolded, according to a transcript and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/02\/21\/middleeast\/huckabee-israel-us-land-intl\">commentary<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p data-article-gutter=\"true\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlwhrfcm00043b6rp2n7a40f@published\">Huckabee was asked in an interview with US conservative commentator Tucker Carlson about his understanding of a biblical verse suggesting that land including parts of Egypt, Syria and Iraq had been divinely promised to the Jewish people.<\/p>\n<p data-article-gutter=\"true\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlwhrfcn00053b6rrjbo4ilb@published\">Carlson said that according to the Old Testament, the boundaries would be \u201cbasically the entire Middle East.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-article-gutter=\"true\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlwhrfcn00063b6r02e8m865@published\">He continued:\u00a0<strong>\u201cDoes Israel have the right to that land?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-article-gutter=\"true\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlwhrfcn00073b6r14e78vxo@published\">\u201cNot sure we\u2019d go that far,\u201d Huckabee said in reply.<strong>\u00a0\u201cIt would be a big piece of land.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-article-gutter=\"true\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlwhrfcn00083b6r4tnhz97j@published\">Carlson then pressed him: \u201cDoes Israel have the right to that land?\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-article-gutter=\"true\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlwhrfcn00093b6rwgngyi9k@published\"><strong>\u201cIt would be fine if they took it all,\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0Huckabee responded, before adding,\u00a0<strong>\u201cI don\u2019t think that\u2019s what we\u2019re talking about here today.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-article-gutter=\"true\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlwhrfcn000a3b6rztvzk7pj@published\">Carlson asked:\u00a0<strong>\u201cYou think it would be fine if the state of Israel took over all of Jordan?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-article-gutter=\"true\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlwhrfcn000a3b6rztvzk7pj@published\">That&#8217;s when Amb. Huckabee must have realized he was entering some hot diplomatic water, which would be sure to outrage Washington&#8217;s Arab allies in the region.<\/p>\n<p data-article-gutter=\"true\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlwhrfcn000b3b6ryarkijli@published\">&#8220;They\u2019re not trying to take over Jordan. They&#8217;re not trying to take over Syria. They\u2019re not trying to take over Iraq or anywhere else, but they do want to protect their people,&#8221; Huckabee responded. We should note here that the Israeli army has indeed invaded southern Syria and is occupying swathes of territory which lie a mere dozen or so miles from Damascus.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2025134456567116275&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fgeopolitical%2Famb-huckabee-claims-israel-has-biblical-right-conquer-all-middle-east&amp;sessionId=37229bb3aaea8a2a8972eb298befab02cc04ebe0&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"2025134456567116275\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p data-article-gutter=\"true\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlwhrfcn000a3b6rztvzk7pj@published\">&#8220;I think you\u2019re missing something because they\u2019re not asking to go back to take all of that, but they are asking to at least take the land that they now occupy, they now live in, they now own legitimately, and it is a safe haven for them,&#8221; Huckabee added.<\/p>\n<p data-article-gutter=\"true\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlwhrfcn000c3b6ryzin023u@published\">Huckabee on Saturday, the day after the Carlson interview aired, issued a lengthy clarification of his comments, accusing the former Fox show host of twisting his words and engaging in bad faith arguments and attacks.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2025205544114336043&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fgeopolitical%2Famb-huckabee-claims-israel-has-biblical-right-conquer-all-middle-east&amp;sessionId=37229bb3aaea8a2a8972eb298befab02cc04ebe0&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"2025205544114336043\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p data-article-gutter=\"true\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlwhrfcn000c3b6ryzin023u@published\">There are many parts of the rare interview which will be sure to spark lasting debate. 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