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riversedge

(80,233 posts)
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 05:30 PM 14 hrs ago

Mike Huckabee, the U.S. Ambassador to Israel, has sparked a serious international diplomatic incident with his comments






Yashar Ali 🐘 @yashar
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Mike Huckabee, the U.S. Ambassador to Israel, has sparked a serious international diplomatic incident with his comments on Tucker Carlson’s show.

In a joint statement, the following countries, along with several regional and intergovernmental organizations, formally condemned his remarks.


Jordan
United Arab Emirates
Indonesia
Pakistan
Bahrain
Türkiye
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Oman
Palestine
Qatar
Kuwait
Lebanon
Egypt

Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) - A 57-member intergovernmental body representing Muslim-majority countries.

League of Arab States (LAS) - regional organization of 22 Arab countries.

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC): Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Oman.


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Mike Huckabee, the U.S. Ambassador to Israel, has sparked a serious international diplomatic incident with his comments (Original Post) riversedge 14 hrs ago OP
IOW, give Israel all the oil and the water. no_hypocrisy 14 hrs ago #1
Huckabee.....STFU....you are an embarrassment to Arkansas and the US. ☮ walkingman 14 hrs ago #2
This is white American evangelicals. Their religious leaders is about power not salvation or God's love. ChicagoTeamster 12 hrs ago #4
Heckuva job Mikey CanonRay 13 hrs ago #3

no_hypocrisy

(54,666 posts)
1. IOW, give Israel all the oil and the water.
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 05:44 PM
14 hrs ago

No borders. Israel Sovereign only.

Now tell me if the other ME countries won't start leaning towards Iran having a defensive line of nuclear weapons.

ChicagoTeamster

(680 posts)
4. This is white American evangelicals. Their religious leaders is about power not salvation or God's love.
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 08:07 PM
12 hrs ago

Their Christianity is a political identity not a religious or spiritual faith.

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