US Ambassador to Israel Huckabee to Kan News: Strike on Iran Still on the Table

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said in an interview with Kan News that a strike on Iran is still on the table, but expressed hope for a diplomatic solution. He denied a connection between the war in Iran and the Republican defeat in the midterm elections, defended Trump's support for Netanyahu, and referred to violence in Judea and Samaria as a small minority of rioters.

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said in an interview with Kan News that a strike on Iran is still on the table, in line with President Trump's statements. However, he expressed hope for a diplomatic solution. Huckabee denied the claim that the war in Iran caused the Republican defeat in the midterm elections, and defended Trump's support for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, emphasizing that the president would work with any government chosen by the Israeli public. The ambassador spoke about conversations he held with Netanyahu and with Gadi Eisenkot, but was not aware of active American action to form the government. Regarding violence in Judea and Samaria, Huckabee avoided defining 'settler violence' and argued that it is a small minority of rioters, while calling on Israel to punish the criminals regardless of religion or nationality.