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U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee Attributes Growing Anti-Israel Sentiment to Cultural Factors
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Huckabee Links Anti-Israel Sentiment to Cultural Factors
In an interview with NewsNation’s Leland Vittert, U.S. Huckabee also highlighted Israel’s diverse society—citing Muslim, Druze, Christian, and Arab participation in the military, Knesset, and judiciary—to counter claims that the state functions as an apartheid regime.
Poll Data Shows Decline in Favorability
A recent Pew Research Center survey indicates that 62 % of Americans now hold an unfavorable view of the Israeli government. The same poll reveals a partisan split: 51 % of Republicans express favorable opinions of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s administration, while only 16 % of Democrats do so. The survey also shows low confidence in Netanyahu among the broader public.
Official Reactions
Huckabee maintained that accusations of genocide or apartheid are “wrong” and that “looking at truth” is necessary to improve American perceptions.
Verbatim Quotes
- “You add all that together, I guess you just want to be mad at Israel and blame them for everything,” — Nations General Assembly. Huckabee
- “This is a place where Muslims, Druze, Christians serve in the military. They vote. They can be in the Knesset. Quite a few Arabs are in the Knesset,” — Nations General Assembly. Huckabee
- “I think it’s somewhat of a spiritual problem where people just don’t want to hear the truth because they want to be mad at somebody,” — Nations General Assembly. Huckabee
- “He’s become a complete apologist for the most extreme Israeli government in history,” — Van Hollen
