President-elect also taps John Ratcliffe to be director of CIA and Steve Witkoff to be special envoy to Middle EastUS politics – live updatesDonald Trump has chosen the former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee as the next US ambassador to Israel.Huckabee has a track record of hardline, occasionally provocative, pro-Israel rhetoric and previously said Israel has a rightful claim to the West Bank, which he refers to by its Hebrew and biblical name of Judea and Samaria. Continue reading…
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Author : Robert Tait in Washington
Publish date : 2024-11-13 01:17:15
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Trump picks hardliner Mike Huckabee as US ambassador to Israel
