Mike Huckabee, whom U.S. President-elect Donald Trump nominated on Tuesday to ambassador to the Jewish state, told Israel’s Army Radio in his first interview since the announcement that “of course” the annexation of Judea and Samaria is a possibility under a second Trump White House.
While Huckabee said that he won’t be the one to “make the policy” but rather will “carry out the policy of the president,” he noted that the president-elect “already demonstrated in his first term that there’s never been an American president that has been more helpful in securing an understanding of the sovereignty of Israel.”

A federal judge ruled Wednesday that a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit accusing Facebook owner Meta of holding an illegal monopoly over social media can proceed to trial, handing the agency a victory after previous setbacks in making its case in court.
The FTC first launched the complaint in December 2o20, near the end of the first Trump administration. The suit was initially dismissed the following year after a federal court found that the agency had failed to make its case that the company held a dominant position in social networking. The suit seeks to break up the giant, which also owns the photo-sharing app Instagram and messaging platform WhatsApp.

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Israel’s Supreme Court, sitting as the High Court of Justice, on Tuesday ordered the country’s National Security Ministry to reconsider thousands of gun licenses issued since the start of the war with Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023, arguing in an interim ruling that they were issued in contravention of Israeli law.
Acting Supreme Court President Yitzhak Amit and justices Yael Wilner and Ofer Grosskopf asked the state to explore ways to suspend the licenses, giving it until Nov. 20 to respond.
The Firearm Law of 1949 tasks the Firearm Licensing Department of the National Security Ministry, which is currently led by Otzma Yehudit Party head Itamar Ben-Gvir, with issuing gun licenses. According to the law, only trained licensing officials are qualified to approve applications.

Six members of the Israel Defense Forces were killed on Wednesday morning in a firefight with Hezbollah terrorists in Southern Lebanon, while a seventh was moderately wounded, the military announced on Wednesday night.
Five of the slain soldiers were identified as IDF Capt. Itay Marcovich, 21, from Kokhav Ya’ir; Staff Sgt. Sraya Elboim, 21, from Mehola; Staff Sgt. Dror Hen, 20, from Gan Haim; Staff. Sgt. Nir Gofer, 20, from Dimona; and Sgt. Shalev Itzchak Sagron, 21, from Sderot.
All of them served in the Golani Brigade’s 51st Battalion, the army said.
The name of the last soldier killed was not yet approved for publication, local media reported, adding that his family had been informed.

Special counsel Jack Smith formally requested on Wednesday that a federal appeals court pause his ongoing appeal in the classified documents case involving President-elect Donald Trump, referencing the recent outcome of the 2024 presidential election as a key factor.
Smith informed the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in his letter that “As a result of the election held on November 5, 2024, one of the defendants in this case, Donald J. Trump, is expected to be certified as President-elect on January 6, 2025, and inaugurated on January 20, 2025.” He emphasized that the election’s result is a unique situation that necessitates careful review.

On Wednesday, President-elect Donald Trump announced that he is selecting Tulsi Gabbard to serve as his upcoming director of national intelligence.
In a statement announcing the new cabinet appointee, Trump said: “As a former Candidate for the Democrat Presidential Nomination, she has broad support in both Parties – She is now a proud Republican!
I know Tulsi will bring the fearless spirit that has defined her illustrious career to our Intelligence Community, championing our Constitutional Rights, and securing Peace through Strength. Tulsi will make us all proud!”
Trump also added that Gabbard “has fought for our Country and the Freedoms of all Americans.”