Against tense regional developments, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said in a Friday interview that Israel has a “biblical right” to claim control over the entire Middle East, or at least most of the region.
The comments drew condemnation across the Arab countries as the Arab League called them “highly extremist.”
Huckabee’s remarks, being illogical and irrational, are “inconsistent with the fundamental principles and established norms of diplomacy,” Secretary-General of the Arab League Ahmed Aboul-Gheit said in a statement.
Those remarks “serve only to inflame sentiments and stir religious and national emotions” when countries are exploring ways to implement the Gaza ceasefire and “seize the opportunity to launch a serious political process towards peace,” he said.
Egyptian Foreign Ministry expressed its “astonishment” over the remarks on
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