According to a statement from the Palestinian Liberation Movement, such comments reflect a complete acceptance of aggressive expansionist policies and pose a direct threat to Arab nations and their right to self-determination.
The movement emphasized that these positions indicate premeditated plans backed by the U.S. government.The Palestinian Liberation Movement also called on Arab countries to adopt a serious and united stance, sever relations with the Israeli regime, halt normalization processes, and urge the United Nations to condemn these statements.
In a separate statement, the Palestinian National and Islamic Movements Monitoring Committee described Huckabee’s remarks as the pinnacle of religious extremism that threatens regional security and stability, conflicting with the principles of peace and international law.The committee clarified that such statements reproduce colonial narratives and baseless claims that have historically contributed to injustices against the Palestinian people, urging Arab and Islamic countries to coordinate their positions to counter this approach.
The Palestinian Resistance Committees also condemned Huckabee’s statements, viewing them as a precursor to legitimizing aggression and crimes against Arab and Islamic nations.The statement noted that Huckabee’s comments regarding the Israeli regime’s alleged rights over lands ‘from the Nile to the Euphrates’ align with the so-called ‘Greater Israel’ project, aiming to impose dominance over regional nations.
The Resistance Committees stressed that referencing Talmudic texts illustrates the ideological backing of extremist factions supporting this approach, while the so-called Peace Council and the U.S. President’s remarks serve as ideological cover for justifying hostile policies.The statement further asserted that these positions are not only dangerous in their content but also send a message legitimizing aggressive expansionist objectives that threaten the sovereignty and borders of Arab countries.
The movement called for a unified stance from Arab and Islamic nations against such statements, warning that these positions could jeopardize the interests of regional countries, especially those explicitly mentioned.Mike Huckabee, the U.S. ambassador to the occupied Palestinian territories, claimed in an interview that the Israeli regime has a ‘religious right’ to dominate the entire Middle East, or at least a large part of it.
Huckabee referenced a verse from the Torah promising the land between the Euphrates in Iraq and the Nile in Egypt to the descendants of Abraham. Based on today’s geography, this vast territory encompasses countries like Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, and parts of Saudi Arabia.Huckabee, appointed by the Trump administration and a former governor of Arkansas, stated in the interview that if Israel were to seize all these areas, it would not be a problem.
Reports indicate that Islamic and Arab countries, along with the Palestinian Authority, have strongly rejected and condemned Huckabee’s remarks regarding the acceptance of Israeli dominance over Middle Eastern lands and the occupied West Bank.Additionally the Gulf Cooperation Council and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation have issued statements condemning Mike Huckabee’s remarks made in the occupied Palestinian territories.
