In a controversial statement, Mike Huckabee, the US Ambassador to Tel Aviv, called for ‘Israel’s control over the entire Middle East’. This assertion drew sharp rebukes from the Arab League, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, and numerous Arab countries, all condemning it vehemently.Countries like Egypt, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia labeled Huckabee’s remarks as ‘absurd and provocative’, asserting they violate international law.During an interview with American journalist Tucker Carlson, Huckabee claimed that Israel has the right to control the land extending ‘from the Nile to the Euphrates’ according to the Jewish scriptures. He further suggested that it would be acceptable if they ‘seized all of that land’.Jordan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement denouncing Huckabee’s comments as ‘absurd and provocative’, emphasizing that they represent a breach of diplomatic norms, an infringement on the sovereignty of regional countries, and a blatant violation of international law and the United Nations Charter.Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs also condemned Huckabee’s statements, describing them as a clear deviation from the principles of international law and the UN Charter.Egypt reiterated that Israel holds no sovereignty over the occupied Palestinian territories or any other Arab lands firmly rejecting any attempts to annex the West Bank separate it from Gaza or expand settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territories.
