According to the Hebrew news agency Tasnim, the Hebrew-language news site Ynet reported that the remarks made by the US Ambassador in Tel Aviv, despite Washington’s clarifications, have drawn significant condemnation against Israel from countries ranging from France to Qatar.<\/p>\n
Itamar Eishner, a political reporter for the outlet, noted that several countries issued a strongly worded statement condemning the expansion of Israeli settlements, describing it as a step that undermines the peace process.In light of the comments made by Mike Huckabee, the US Ambassador in Tel Aviv, senior officials from the Donald Trump administration have had to reach out to representatives from several Arab nations in recent days to calm tensions and mitigate the backlash against his statements. Huckabee claimed that Israel has a historical right to its promised land and suggested that most countries in the Middle East should fall under Israeli sovereignty.<\/p>\n
American officials reassured representatives from those nations that the Ambassador’s statements do not signify any change in US policy, emphasizing that ‘these remarks solely reflect Huckabee’s personal views.’In the meantime, foreign ministers from Brazil, France, Spain, Turkey, and other countries condemned Israel for ‘extensive changes’ in Judea and Samaria (West Bank). They argue that these actions reclassify Palestinian territories as ‘Israeli state lands,’ accelerating illegal settlement activities and deepening Israeli control.<\/p>\n
This statement was issued by the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Qatar, along with the secretaries-general of the Arab League and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, signing it. The release of this statement was partly in response to a decision made on February 15, which the news site Ynet revealed; a decision in which the Israeli cabinet agreed to steps that effectively escalate settlement expansion and land annexation in the West Bank.Under this decision, the land registration office in the West Bank will be opened for the first time since 1967.<\/p>\n
The controversy surrounding the US Ambassador’s interviews in the occupied Palestinian territories and his insistence on the historical rights of Zionists to seize Palestinian lands has intensified. In an interview with Tucker Carlson, he stated, ‘This includes the Levant, Israel (the occupied territories), Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, and large parts of Saudi Arabia and Iraq.’ Although he expressed uncertainty about how far this situation would escalate, he acknowledged that it would encompass vast areas of land.Saudi Arabia Egypt Jordan the United Arab Emirates Indonesia Pakistan Turkey Qatar Kuwait Oman Bahrain Lebanon Syria the Palestinian Authority the Organization of Islamic Cooperation the Arab League and the Gulf Cooperation Council jointly issued a statement condemning the US Ambassador’s remarks in Tel Aviv which suggested that Israeli dominance over Arab lands including the occupied West Bank is acceptable.<\/p>\n
According to an analyst from this Israeli media outlet Huckabee made these statements at the worst possible time as the Trump administration seeks to rally Arab nations to support its ambitious plan for the reconstruction of Gaza.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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