TEL AVIV, Israel, February 21, 2026 (AP).—The Arab and Muslim nations strongly condemned today Saturday the comments of the US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabeewho said that Israel has the right to a large part of Half East.
Huckabee made that statement in an interview with conservative commentator Tucker Carlson which aired yesterday, Friday.
Carlson stated that, according to the The Biblethe descendants of Abraham would receive lands that today would include essentially everything Middle Eastand asked Huckabee and Israel He had the right to those lands.
Huckabee He replied, “It would be nice if they kept everything.”
However, he claimed that Israel was not seeking to expand its territory and that it has the right to security in the land it rightfully owns.
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Reactions to statement on Israel and the Middle East
His comments caused an immediate reaction from neighboring countries. Israellike Egypt y Jordanas well as Saudi Arabiathe Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the League of Arab Stateswho, in separate statements, described them as extremists, provocateurs and not in line with the position of USA.
In his case, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia described the comments of Huckabee as “extremist rhetoric” and “unacceptable,” and asked the State Department of EU Please clarify your position on the matter.
He Egyptian Foreign Ministry called the statements a “flagrant violation” of the international lawand stated that “Israel “It has no sovereignty over the occupied Palestinian territory or other Arab lands.”
For its part, the League of Arab States noted that “statements of this nature—extremist and lacking any solid basis—only serve to stoke sentiments and agitate religious and national emotions.”
Until now, neither Israel in USA They have made no comments.
Israel, without recognized borders since 1948
Israel has not had fully recognized borders since its creation in 1948. Its boundaries with Arab neighbors have changed as a result of wars, annexations, ceasefires and peace agreements.
For example, Israel snatched away Jordan the areas of West Bank and Jerusalem eastern, dispossessed Egypt of Gaza and the Sinai Peninsulaand abandoned him Syria los Golan Heights during the Six Day War of 1967. Then, he withdrew from the peninsula of Sinai as part of a peace agreement with Egypt after the Yom Kippur War of 1973. He also unilaterally withdrew from Gaza in 2005.
During the last months, Israel has attempted to deepen its control of the West Bank busy.
For this, Israel has greatly expanded construction in the Jewish settlementshas legalized outposts and has made important bureaucratic changes in their policies in the territory.
Given this, the president of the United States, Donald Trumphas said that he will not allow Israel attachments West Bank and has offered firm assurances that it would block any attempt to do so.
For decades, the palestinians have claimed a State independent in West Bank and Gazacon Jerusalem east as capital, a claim supported by much of the international community.
Huckabee opposes two states, Israel and Palestine
For a long time Huckabee has opposed the idea of a solution of two states to Israel and the Palestinian people.
Last year, Huckabee stated in an interview that he does not believe in referring to “Palestinians” to the Arab descendants of the people who had lived in the Palestine controlled by the British.
In the most recent interview, Carlson pressured Huckabee asking him about his interpretation of biblical verses from the book of the Genesiswhere he said that God promised to Abraham and their descendants lands from the Need until the Euphrates.
“That would be the Levanteso it would be Israel, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon. They will also be large parts of Saudi Arabia e Irak“, said Carlson.
Israel occupies Gaza lands
Israel has advanced over more territory since the beginning of its guerra con Hamas in Gaza.
During the cease-fire actual, Tel Aviv He withdrew his troops to a buffer zone, but still controls more than half of the territory.
Israeli forces are supposed to withdraw further, although the agreement cease-fire It does not establish a calendar.
Precedent: Israel took lands from Syria and Lebanon in 2024
Israel took military control of a demilitarized buffer zone in Syriacreated as part of a cease-fire of 1974 between both countries, after the overthrow of the Syrian president Bashar Assad at the end of 2024.
On that occasion, Tel Aviv It said the measure was temporary and was aimed at securing its border.
In addition, Israel still occupies five positions at the top of hills in lebanese territory after his brief war with Hezbollah in 2024.
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