[107809] U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee: The partnership with Israel is a "wonderful marriage"

U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee: The partnership with Israel is a "wonderful marriage"

As part of the Herzliya Conference held on July 1, 2026, the United States Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, delivered remarks addressing the strength of the strategic and historical alliance between the countries. Huckabee emphasized that, in his view, the connection between Washington and Jerusalem is eternal.

According to a report by Abu Ali Express (identified with security positions critical of Iran and Hamas and supportive of Israel), Huckabee declared that "without the Jewish people, the United States would not have come into existence at all." The ambassador added that this fact was well understood by the Founding Fathers of the United States.

In an additional report by Hadashot 360 | All The News, it was noted that Huckabee compared the relations between the countries to a "wonderful marriage." At a press conference or reference at the conference, the ambassador rejected any possibility of severing the partnership and argued that it is an impossible scenario. According to him, "neither country could afford the alimony if we ever divorced," and added that the partnership will continue to exist as long as both countries exist.

In a supplementary report, the Hadashot 360 network reiterated Huckabee's emphasis that the influence of the Jewish people on the very existence of the United States is essential and fundamental.