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U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has claimed that Israel’s success in survival is due to "God's help" rather than its military, economic, diplomatic, or technological capabilities.
Speaking at a conference in West Jerusalem, Huckabee pointed out that despite having a population of only 10 million and facing ongoing threats from forces with ten times its population and economic size, Israel has continued to thrive and expand.
Calling this phenomenon "astonishing," the ambassador argued that Israel consistently performs well beyond its actual capacity—a success he attributed entirely to "divine intervention" rather than any conventional strategic strength.
Since the start of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza on Oct. 8, 2023, about 73,000 Palestinians have been killed and more than 173,000 others wounded, while widespread destruction has affected 90% of the enclave’s civilian infrastructure.
Huckabee, widely criticized for his ultra-Zionist views, went on to assert that Israel’s truest friends are evangelical Christians, particularly those from the United States, adding that U.S. support for Israel is fundamentally a spiritual matter rather than a political one.
The ambassador's latest comments align closely with his long-standing and controversial support for Israeli expansionism and the annexation of Palestinian territories. Huckabee has been a vocal defender of illegal settlements built on confiscated Palestinian land.
"There are certain words I refuse to use," Huckabee has stated previously.
"There is no such thing as the West Bank—it is Judea and Samaria. There is no such thing as a 'settlement.' They are communities, neighborhoods, and cities." He has additionally denied that the West Bank is under military occupation.
In February, during an interview with U.S. journalist Tucker Carlson, Huckabee said he would find it acceptable for the Jewish state to seize the entire territory described in the Book of Genesis as promised to the descendants of Abraham.
"It would be fine if they took it all," Huckabee told Carlson in a two-and-a-half-hour interview.
The territory in question, often referred to as "Greater Israel" in both religious Zionist and critical geopolitical literature, encompasses all of modern-day Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria, as well as significant parts of Egypt, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia.
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