Overview
- In a Tucker Carlson interview aired Friday, Mike Huckabee said “it would be fine if they took it all” when pressed on land described in Genesis from the Nile to the Euphrates.
- He later called the line “somewhat of a hyperbolic statement,” said Israel is not seeking to take over neighboring states, and framed his view as theological rather than policy.
- Jordan and Egypt condemned the comment, joined by the Palestinian foreign ministry, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, and the Arab League, which called it provocative and unlawful.
- A State Department spokesperson declined to say whether Huckabee’s view reflects U.S. policy, and there was no immediate response from the Israeli government.
- Reports tied the exchange to the “Greater Israel” idea and to ongoing disputes over West Bank settlement expansion and a 2024 ICJ ruling that found aspects of Israel’s occupation illegal.