Huckabee says Israel could claim wide swath of Middle East under biblical promise
US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee told Tucker Carlson that Israel has a biblical right to take over much of the Middle East and that 'it would be fine if they took it all,' citing Abrahamic promises and a land expanse from the wadi of Egypt to the Euphrates; the interview highlighted religious-nationalist views within US-Israel discourse and drew reactions from other leaders, while officials clarified Carlson’s airport questioning was routine and not a detention.