Donald Trump named this Tuesday Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee Ambassador to Israel. Huckabee must be confirmed in the Senate. Huckabee will play a crucial role in helping Trump end the war in Gaza. He is a staunch defender of Israel in the United States. His nomination reaffirms Trump’s support for Israel in its wars against the terrorist groups Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon. “Mike has been a great public servant, governor and religious leader for many years,” Trump said in a statement. “He loves Israel and the people of Israel, and in the same way the people of Israel love him. “Mike will work tirelessly to achieve peace in the Middle East,” Trump said.
In addition, Trump named Elise Stefanik, a congresswoman from New York, ambassador to the United Nations. fervent defender of Israel. The former Arkansas governor is a staunch defender of the State of Israel.Jewish settlements in the West Bank and the war in Gaza. In 2017, he participated in the laying of the cornerstone of one of the new Jewish settlements in the West Bank. A former evangelical pastor, his relationship with Israel comes from the proximity created in recent decades by evangelicals in the United States with Israel. Huckabee has taken various tourist trips to Israel over the years.
During his first term, Trump recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and ordered the construction of a new embassy there, he also recognized the Israeli sovereignty over the Syrian Golan Heights and worked on various agreements to normalize relations between Israel and several Arab countries.
Huckabee has expressed strong support for Israel in its war in Gaza, which began after the Hamas terrorist massacre in southern Israel on October 7, 2023. In August, he said on social media that Hamas must “liberate all the hostages and surrender unconditionally.”
Huckabee served as governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007. He ran in the primaries in 2008 and 2016. His daughter, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, is governor of Arkansas and served as Trump’s press secretary at the White House.
