Pakistan, 13 Muslim nations slam US envoy’s support of Israeli expansionism
Joint statement calls US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee’s comments “dangerous and inflammatory,” warns against annexation
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (MNTV) — Pakistan and 13 other countries have condemned remarks by U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee suggesting he would not oppose Israel taking control of large parts of the Middle East, Pakistan’s Foreign Office said.
Huckabee made the comments during an interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, where he said Israel’s borders are based on the Bible. When Carlson referenced a biblical description stretching from the Euphrates River in Iraq to the Nile in Egypt, Huckabee responded, “It would be fine if they (Israel) took it all.”
In a joint statement issued Feb. 22, the foreign ministers of Pakistan, Egypt, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Indonesia, Kuwait, Oman, Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Lebanon, Syria and Palestine, along with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, the League of Arab States and the Gulf Cooperation Council, expressed “profound concern” over the envoy’s remarks.
The statement described the comments as “dangerous and inflammatory,” saying they constitute a “flagrant violation of the principles of international law and the Charter of the United Nations” and pose a serious threat to regional security and stability.
The ministers said the remarks contradicted the vision put forward by U.S. President Donald Trump and the Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict, which they said are aimed at containing escalation and creating a political horizon for a comprehensive settlement that ensures Palestinians have an independent state.
They stressed that Trump’s plan was grounded in promoting tolerance and peaceful coexistence, warning that statements legitimizing control over others’ lands undermine those objectives and fuel tensions rather than advance peace.
The joint statement reiterated that Israel holds “no sovereignty whatsoever over the Occupied Palestinian Territory or any other occupied Arab lands.” The ministers rejected any attempts to annex the West Bank, separate it from the Gaza Strip, or expand settlement activities.
They also voiced categorical opposition to any threat against the sovereignty of Arab states and warned that continued expansionist policies would inflame violence and undermine prospects for peace.
The countries reaffirmed their “steadfast commitment” to the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination and to the establishment of an independent state along the lines of June 4, 1967, calling for an end to what they described as incendiary statements.
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