Huckabee replied that “it would be fine if they took it all,” while also emphasizing that Israel has no intention of expanding into neighboring countries
A televised interview between U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee and controversial commentator Tucker Carlson has triggered a wave of diplomatic condemnation across the Middle East, after a discussion about biblical borders was interpreted by regional governments as endorsing Israeli control over vast portions of the region.
During the interview, Carlson cited a biblical passage describing God’s promise to Abraham of land stretching “from the wadi of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates,” arguing that such a description would encompass much of today’s Middle East.
He suggested the territory would include modern Israel, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, and large parts of Saudi Arabia and Iraq.
