TEL AVIV, Israel — The new U.S. ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, told NPR he is “outraged” at the leaders of Britain, France and Canada for condemning Israel’s new military offensive in Gaza. ”
The prolonged suffering for everybody is on Hamas, and I’m outraged that the U.K., Canada, France, they’re blaming the wrong perpetrator,” Huckabee, the former Republican governor of Arkansas, said in an interview Wednesday at a U.S. Embassy office in Tel Aviv.
Israel launched an intensified offensive in Gaza on Sunday, ordering mass evacuations, stepping up airstrikes throughout the territory and killing hundreds of Palestinians, according to Gaza health officials.
Huckabee said, ” I’m not in the position to tell the Israelis how to conduct their war.
“I don’t see the frustration with the prime minister, and I’ve talked to the president, I’ve talked to the vice president, talked to the secretary of state,” Huckabee said.
TEL AVIV — The new U.S. S. . In an interview with NPR, Mike Huckabee, Israel’s ambassador, expressed his “outrage” at the British, French, and Canadian leaders’ denunciation of Israel’s latest military campaign in Gaza.
Everyone has endured prolonged suffering because of Hamas, and I’m furious that the U. K. . Former Republican Governor of Arkansas Huckabee stated in an interview Wednesday at a U.S. Embassy that “Canada, France, they’re blaming the wrong perpetrator.”. S. . office of the Embassy in Tel Aviv.
According to Gaza health officials, Israel launched a more intense offensive in Gaza on Sunday, ordered mass evacuations, increased airstrikes throughout the territory, and killed hundreds of Palestinians. After imposing a complete blockade on the entry of food, medicine, and other goods for almost three months, Israel has started to allow a small amount of aid into the enclave this week in response to intense international pressure. However, the new aid has not yet been distributed to civilians in Gaza.
In a joint statement released this week, the leaders of the United Kingdom, France, and Canada stated their strong opposition to the war’s expansion, calling Israel’s actions in Gaza “wholly disproportionate” and “egregious” and claiming that the basic amount of food Israel has permitted is “wholly inadequate.”. “.”.
According to British Foreign Secretary David Lammy, the government has put a halt to trade negotiations with Israel. With the statement, “The situation in Gaza is catastrophic,” European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said the EU is reviewing all political and economic agreements with the country. “,”.
Huckabee declared, “I have no right to dictate to the Israelis how they should wage their war. Regarding the October attack led by Hamas, “My family members weren’t murdered and massacred, mutilated.”. It killed about 1,200 people in Israel on July 7, 2023.
“What a hypocrisy to say that those bombings that ultimately ended World War II and stopped the threat of the Nazis into all of Europe were somehow unacceptable,” Huckabee said, citing the Allied bombings at the end of the conflict. But we should be angry with the Israelis if, 70 years later, they attempt to defend themselves against an existential threat. “.
“Some of these European countries that forget their own history, and it wasn’t that long ago,” he added, “just go back and maybe take 10th grade civics and refresh themselves. I just find that so disgustingly hypocritical.”. “,”.
According to Gaza’s health authorities, since October 2023, more than 53,000 Palestinians have died there.
The situation in Gaza is “worrying and painful,” according to Pope Leo XIV, who also called for “an end to the hostilities, the devastating price of which is paid by children, the elderly, and the sick.”. “.
Huckabee refuted media reports that claimed President Trump was becoming irritated with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for resuming the Gaza offensive in March following a two-month ceasefire that Trump had demanded during the months leading up to his inauguration today.
Having spoken with the president, vice president, and secretary of state, Huckabee stated, “I don’t see the frustration with the prime minister.”. He seems more irritated with Hamas, in my opinion. “.
