Mike Huckabee appeared before Congress for his confirmation hearing as the nominee for United States Ambassador to Israel.
Opening his remarks, Huckabee expressed heartfelt thanks to God for the opportunity he had to serve as governor and now for the chance to serve as ambassador. He emphasized that his path to this point was guided solely by divine will—just as Israel’s endurance through the ages could only be explained by the same higher power.“Israel is a tiny nation, the size of New Jersey and the only explanation for its rational existence in various forms for the past 3500 years is the grace of God.”
He recounted his first time visiting Israel, an experience that left a lasting mark on him.“I first visited Israel almost 52 years ago. It was the summer of 1973. It was just three months before the Yom Kippur War. I was 17 years old, right out of high school. Despite my poverty my college roommate came from an affluent family. My friend wanted to take a senior trip to the Middle East but his father agreed only on condition that he paid for my ticket to go as well.”
That trip took them across the Middle East, through a number of countries that fascinated him—but none as deeply as Israel.“In that summer we went to Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Greece, Turkey, Cyprus and Israel. All of them were fascinating, but it was Israel that had an impact on me that 52 years later, I still find hard to explain. I started taking groups of people to visit there in 1981 and have been to Israel close to one hundred times.”
Over the decades, Huckabee developed meaningful relationships with people from diverse backgrounds in Israel, strengthening his connection to the land and its people.“I’ve made deep and lasting friendships among Jewish and Arab populations. I still believe it is the Promised Land, holy to Jews, Christians and Muslims.”
He reviewed the history of conflict surrounding Israel since its establishment, highlighting the constant challenges the state has faced from the moment of its independence.“Since 1948 when Israel was recognized as an independent Jewish state, it has always been under attack. The first nation to officially recognize Israel was the US. Israel faced an immediate war in 1948 from the nations that surrounded it. It had another one in 1956, 1967, 1973 and others.”
Huckabee then referenced the recent horrors of October 7, 2023, condemning the terrorist violence and stressing the continuing urgency of the situation.“The terrorist organization Hamas launched an attack on October 7, 2023 against innocent civilians, including pregnant women, elderly people and even tiny helpless babies. The impact of that massacre continues to this very day. The ongoing war and the situation with the hostages, including US citizens, makes this assignment urgent.”
While Huckabee delivered his address, anti-Israel protesters twice disrupted the hearing. Security quickly removed them, and Huckabee remained composed, even smiling as the interruptions were handled.
He closed by appealing to the committee to approve his nomination.“I respectfully ask your thoughtful consideration to become our nation’s ambassador to the State of Israel.”

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