If there was any doubt about the motives behind the Board of Peace, US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has removed it all. Huckabee argues Israel has right to territory from Nile to Euphrates; defends Tel Aviv’s nuclear capabilities, cites Iran as threat
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee argued that Israel has a biblical right to the land stretching from the Nile to the Euphrates rivers, saying, “It would be fine if they (Israel) took it all,” on a podcast released on Friday.
Huckabee made the remarks in an interview with US journalist Tucker Carlson, during which he defended Israel’s actions in the Gaza Strip and voiced support for the concept.
After Huckabee claimed Israel had a divine right to vast portions of the Middle East, Carlson asked him to clarify “what land are you talking about?” Interpretations of the biblical phrase “river of Egypt” vary, with some scholars identifying it as a riverbed in the Sinai Peninsula and others as the Nile.
“It would be fine if they took it all,” Huckabee replied, referring to Israel’s biblical right to the territory stretching from the Nile River to the Euphrates.
“But I don’t think that’s what we’re talking about here today. … They don’t want to take it over, they’re not asking to take it over,” he said.
Huckabee said Israel is referring to the territory where the State of Israel currently exists and seeks to live in peace, emphasizing that Israel is not attempting to take control of Jordan, Syria, Iraq or any other country, but wants to safeguard its population.
Carlson brought up allegations that Israel developed its nuclear programme using stolen US materials. Huckabee did not deny that Israel has nuclear capabilities.
When Carlson said, “I don’t want anyone to have a bomb, including Israel. I don’t know why we’re okay with Israel having nuclear weapons … It’s mass murder.”
Huckabee argued that Iran poses a genuine threat because of its nuclear ambitions and long-standing anti-American rhetoric, maintaining that deterrence helps preserve peace rather than provoke conflict.
“What are the costs if they were to get a nuclear bomb? They’ve said for 47 years, ‘Death to America.’ They’ve targetted us. They’ve targetted President Trump specifically,” he said.
The full interview with Tucker Carlson reveals the American commitment to Israel and why the Board of Peace is simply a Trojan Horse, supported by several of US President Donald Trump’s acolytes. -Anadulo Agency, with additional reporting by ONN reporters.