Diplomatic Tensions Ignited as Huckabee Affirms Biblical Borders
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Key Points:
- U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee sparked controversy after stating in an interview that it "would have been fine" if the Jewish people took the entire biblical land from the Nile to the Euphrates, a remark he later described as hyperbolic and clarified did not reflect official U.S. policy.
- The comments drew strong condemnation from over a dozen Arab countries, including Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, and the UAE, which warned that such statements threaten regional stability and sovereignty.
- U.S. officials engaged in diplomatic damage control, emphasizing that Huckabee’s views were personal and not representative of the Trump administration’s stance, with the State Department and U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem working to de-escalate tensions.
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