Mike Huckabee, Trump's Pick to Be Israel Ambassador, Will Face Senators as War in Gaza Restarts
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President Donald Trump's nominee to be ambassador to Israel will face a confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill as U.S. and Arab mediators struggle to get a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas back on track.
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President Donald Trump's nominee to be ambassador to Israel will face a confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill as U.S. and Arab mediators struggle to get a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas back on track.
President Donald Trump's nominee to be ambassador to Israel attempted to distance himself from past controversial statements about the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian people.
Huckabee, a one-time presidential hopeful, has spoken favorably in the past about Israel’s right to annex the West Bank and incorporate its Palestinian population into Israel.
Protests erupted at the start of the Senate confirmation hearing for Mike Huckabee, President Donald Trump's nominee to be the next U.S. ambassador to Israel.