Mike Huckabee confirmed as Trump's ambassador to Israel

Source: The Hill

The Senate on Wednesday confirmed former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) as President Trump’s ambassador to Israel.

The upper chamber largely voted along party lines, with 53 in favor and 46 against. Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) voted in favor of the nomination.

Democrats have largely united to reject Trump’s nominees over his policies seeking to reduce the size and scope of the federal government and foreign policy, in particular. This includes seeking to eliminate the U.S. Agency for International Development, ending some humanitarian assistance, antagonism toward allies and perceived favoritism toward adversaries, such as Russian President Vladimir Putin.

But Huckabee’s nomination raised particular concern among Senate Democrats, for his outspoken support for his belief that Israel has a right to annex the West Bank and Gaza Strip, raising fears that such policies undermine the potential for a two-state solution to the Israel and Palestinian conflict.

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