Mike Huckabee, a former governor of Arkansas, twice presidential candidate, and tv host, has been named as President-elect Donald Trump’s ambassador to Israel.
Huckabee will change into the primary evangelical Christian within the function.
In a press release Tuesday, Trump stated:
I’m happy to announce that the Extremely Revered former Governor of Arkansas, Mike Huckabee, has been nominated to be The USA Ambassador to Israel. Mike has been a terrific public servant, Governor, and Chief in Religion for a few years. He loves Israel, and the folks of Israel, and likewise, the folks of Israel love him. Mike will work tirelessly to result in Peace within the Center East!
The choice of Huckabee, a Christian Zionist who has lengthy supported the Jewish state, will delight pro-Israel advocates in each the Jewish and Christian communities.
Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee gestures as he speaks throughout a press convention in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015. Huckabee on Wednesday vowed to desert key American insurance policies within the Mideast if he’s elected subsequent yr, endorsing positions that might put the U.S. at odds with its closest allies. (AP Photograph/Sebastian Scheiner)
Huckabee was thought-about for the function in 2016 earlier than it was in the end given to David Friedman, a Trump legal professional who helped transfer the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem and in the end helped forge the Abraham Accords between Israel and several other Arab states.
Huckabee is thought for his help for Jewish communities in Judea and Samara, also referred to as the West Financial institution. Advocates for a few of these communities have been focused with sanctions by the Biden-Harris administration.
The land in that area is central to Jewish historical past within the area, however was occupied by Jordan from 1948 till 1967, when Jordan unwisely joined Arab states in attacking Israel. Israel fought again and conquered the land, which Palestinians now declare as their very own.
Huckabee at the moment hosts Huckabee on TBN, an evangelical station that’s the largest Christian community on the earth.
As a presidential candidate, Huckabee gained the Iowa caucuses in 2008 earlier than fading later within the Republican major. He endorsed Trump earlier than the Iowa caucuses in 2016.
Huckabee’s daughter, Sarah, is the present governor of Arkansas and beforehand served as White Home Press Secretary within the first Trump administration.
Joel B. Pollak is Senior Editor-at-Massive at Breitbart Information and the host of Breitbart Information Sunday on Sirius XM Patriot on Sunday evenings from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. ET (4 p.m. to 7 p.m. PT). He’s the writer of The Agenda: What Trump Ought to Do in His First 100 Days, out there for pre-order on Amazon. He’s additionally the writer of The Trumpian Virtues: The Classes and Legacy of Donald Trump’s Presidency, now out there on Audible. He’s a winner of the 2018 Robert Novak Journalism Alumni Fellowship. Observe him on Twitter at @joelpollak.
