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Polybius

(19,800 posts) Wed Apr 9, 2025, 11:04 PM Apr 9

Mike Huckabee confirmed as Trump's ambassador to Israel

Source: The Hill

The Senate on Wednesday confirmed former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) as President Trump’s ambassador to Israel.

The upper chamber largely voted along party lines, with 53 in favor and 46 against. Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) voted in favor of the nomination.

Democrats have largely united to reject Trump’s nominees over his policies seeking to reduce the size and scope of the federal government and foreign policy, in particular. This includes seeking to eliminate the U.S. Agency for International Development, ending some humanitarian assistance, antagonism toward allies and perceived favoritism toward adversaries, such as Russian President Vladimir Putin.

But Huckabee’s nomination raised particular concern among Senate Democrats, for his outspoken support for his belief that Israel has a right to annex the West Bank and Gaza Strip, raising fears that such policies undermine the potential for a two-state solution to the Israel and Palestinian conflict.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5240789-mike-huckabee-trump-israel-ambassador/

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Mike Huckabee confirmed as Trump's ambassador to Israel (Original Post) Polybius Apr 9 OP

Now he can do whatever it takes to invoke the Rapture since Israel is key to all that nonsense. Marie Marie Apr 9 #1

That's his primary goal Diraven Apr 10 #8

...Oh, boy. This is is gonna go real well. Karasu Apr 9 #2

Not that he could have stopped it but John Fetterman's schtick is getting old. ForgoTheConsequence Apr 9 #3

A religious zealot like this moniss Apr 9 #4

Hucklefuck? The guy who once said, "there's really no such thing as a Palestinian"? LudwigPastorius Apr 9 #5

Huckabee is just repeating the Israeli official line Old Testament Libera Apr 9 #7

*pukes* sakabatou Apr 9 #6

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) voted in favor of the nomination rpannier Apr 10 #9

Least surprising news of this entire development. Paladin Apr 10 #12

What happened to Senator Brian Schatz's plan to block confirmations? Sedona Apr 10 #10

Oh good! The End Times are finally here! HAB911 Apr 10 #11

Yes, lets put an evangelical lunatic who believes all Jews except 44 converted Jews travelingthrulife Apr 10 #13

No one is expecting him to speak Hebrew. But shouldn't he at least be able to speak a recognizable Aristus Apr 10 #14

Marie Marie

(10,153 posts)

1. Now he can do whatever it takes to invoke the Rapture since Israel is key to all that nonsense.

Reply to Polybius (Original post)

Wed Apr 9, 2025, 11:15 PM

Apr 9

Diraven

(1,361 posts)

8. That's his primary goal

Reply to Marie Marie (Reply #1)

Thu Apr 10, 2025, 01:36 AM

Apr 10

To bring about Armageddon

Karasu

(978 posts)

2. ...Oh, boy. This is is gonna go real well.

Reply to Polybius (Original post)

Wed Apr 9, 2025, 11:26 PM

Apr 9

ForgoTheConsequence

(5,026 posts)

3. Not that he could have stopped it but John Fetterman's schtick is getting old.

Reply to Polybius (Original post)

Wed Apr 9, 2025, 11:31 PM

Apr 9

moniss

(7,093 posts)

4. A religious zealot like this

Reply to Polybius (Original post)

Wed Apr 9, 2025, 11:37 PM

Apr 9

will never do anything but make excuses for actions. He will be more than willing to defend or even participate in war crimes.

LudwigPastorius

(12,252 posts)

5. Hucklefuck? The guy who once said, "there's really no such thing as a Palestinian"?

Reply to Polybius (Original post)

Wed Apr 9, 2025, 11:46 PM

Apr 9

https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/12/politics/mike-huckabee-palestinian-comments-trump-israel-ambassador/index.html

I'm sure he'll be a fine shepherd to help implement Trump's ~~policy~~ war crime of dislocating millions so he can build some resorts and casinos.

Old Testament Libera

(75 posts)

7. Huckabee is just repeating the Israeli official line

Reply to LudwigPastorius (Reply #5)

Wed Apr 9, 2025, 11:56 PM

Apr 9

Ever since Ben-Gurion, the official line has been "there is no such thing as a Palestinian"

sakabatou

(44,607 posts)

6. *pukes*

Reply to Polybius (Original post)

Wed Apr 9, 2025, 11:49 PM

Apr 9

rpannier

(24,695 posts)

9. Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) voted in favor of the nomination

Reply to Polybius (Original post)

Thu Apr 10, 2025, 01:58 AM

Apr 10

Of course he did

Paladin

(30,214 posts)

12. Least surprising news of this entire development.

Reply to rpannier (Reply #9)

Thu Apr 10, 2025, 08:05 AM

Apr 10

Can't wait for Fetterman's idiotic disruption to cease. His Democratic credentials are about as appealing as the clothing he chooses to wear. Help us out here, Pennsylvania voters.

Sedona

(3,834 posts)

10. What happened to Senator Brian Schatz's plan to block confirmations?

Reply to Polybius (Original post)

Thu Apr 10, 2025, 03:21 AM

Apr 10

Senator Brian Schatz said on Monday he would block Senate votes on President Donald Trump's nominees for diplomatic positions in protest over moves to close the U.S. Agency for International Development and fold it into the State Department.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/democratic-senator-block-trump-nominees-over-us-aid-agency-shutdown-2025-02-03/