US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee pushed back strongly against allegations accusing Israel of committing genocide or using disproportionate force in Gaza. In an interview with CBN, Huckabee derided the accusations, saying, “They’re doing a lousy job at genocide. If they wanted to do genocide, they could drop a few bombs and everybody would be dead.”
Huckabee praised Israel’s efforts to minimize civilian casualties during its operations in Gaza. “The fact that they are surgically going into Gaza, trying to move the civilians out of harm’s way. They announced to them with leaflets, with paging, with cell phone texts, with loudspeakers, and they’ve put it on every media outlet and social media and say, ‘If you’re in this area, get out. We’re going to attack it.'”
He pointed out the rarity of such extensive efforts to protect civilian lives during warfare. “Now who else does that on all of the Earth?” he asked. “Not even the US gives that kind of warning to civilians to try to protect them.”
Brushing aside speculation about a strained relationship between the U.S. and Israel, Huckabee made a lighthearted comparison, describing their alliance as inseparable. “We share intelligence and strategies more than with any other country. The reason this marriage will not dissolve is that neither side could afford to pay alimony,” he said with a smile.
Turning to the topic of Judea and Samaria, Huckabee responded to reports of American pressure by affirming that the U.S. backs Israel’s right to act independently when it comes to its policies in the region.
When asked about the negotiations surrounding Iran’s nuclear ambitions, Huckabee noted that Iran has been consistently uncooperative. “Iran has steadfastly said they will not agree” to President Trump’s condition that Tehran must completely halt uranium enrichment and its nuclear weapons program. “I don’t know that we take Iran at its word—they normally don’t keep their’s very well in the 46 years that they’ve ruled that country. But I would take Trump very seriously when he says they will not have a nuclear weapon.”
{Matzav.com}