Trump’s New Israel Ambassador Is Cool With Razing Gaza
Donald Trump has tapped former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee to serve as the next ambassador to Israel.
“Mike has been a great public servant, Governor, and Leader in Faith for many years,” Trump said Tuesday in a statement. “He loves Israel, and the people of Israel, and likewise, the people of Israel love him. Mike will work tirelessly to bring about Peace in the Middle East!”
Huckabee has been a vocal defender of Israel amid the escalating conflict. In June, he came out against a potential ceasefire deal between Israel and Palestine, arguing to NewsNation that Hamas should not be negotiated with and that the only solution for the war would be their complete surrender.
Israel has killed more than 43,000 people in Gaza in the more than yearlong war, with an additional 102,000 people injured in the conflict, according to the Gaza Health Ministry. A report by the United Nations Human Rights Office, published last week, found that close to 70 percent of those killed were women and children, with five- to nine-year-old children comprising the majority of the dead. Roughly 80 percent of the victims were killed in residential buildings or similar housing.
This is a developing story.
