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‘We are People of the Book’: At Senate hearing, Mike Huckabee defends Christian Zionist beliefs and support for Israel

JL;DR SUMMARY Mike Huckabee, President Trump's nominee for U.S. Ambassador to Israel, faced Senate questioning regarding his strong Christian Zionist beliefs, which align closely with the Republican stance on Israeli policies, particularly concerning West Bank annexation. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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West BankAbraham AccordsPalestinian ConflictSenate HearingChristian ZionismJewish DemocratsU.S. Ambassador To IsraelMike HuckabeeRepublican Support

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Israel
"Mike Huckabee, President Donald Trumps nominee for U.S. Ambassador to Israel, faced relatively benign questioning from Democrats at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Tuesday despite his support for Israeli annexation of the occupied West Bank and past remarks on Palestinians."
Central District, Israel
"Huckabee said in a radio interview following the announcement of his new role in December that theres a chance that Israel will be given the green light to annex the occupied West Bank."
Oregon, United States
"Huckabee told Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon, who asked if he still supports annexation."
Maryland, United States
"Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, who has been critical of Israeli settlements and how Israel conducted the war in Gaza, was the only Democrat to press Huckabee hard on his views on the conflict."
New Jersey, United States
"Sen. Cory Booker, a Democrat from New Jersey, asked Huckabee what his role would be in securing the release of Edan Alexander, the last known living U.S. citizen held by Hamas in Gaza and a New Jersey native."
Yemen
"The hearing was seemingly overshadowed by a simultaneous Senate hearing with top Trump intelligence officials following the revelation that National Security Advisor Mike Waltz had mistakenly added Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, to a Signal group chat about U.S. strikes on the Houthis in Yemen, a breach of national security protocol."

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