NYT: ZOA Supports Huckabee Nomination

By Ephrat Livni

April 9, 2025

Mike Huckabee, a former Arkansas governor, Republican presidential contender and Baptist minister, was confirmed as ambassador to Israel by a vote of 53 to 46 on Wednesday, with senators largely divided along party lines.

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What do critics say?

More than 65 leftist, faith-based and human rights organizations urged senators to reject the selection of Mr. Huckabee. Among them were Christian, Jewish and Muslim groups that said “his appointment would embolden those who oppose peace and fuel further division, rather than encouraging constructive dialogue and understanding.”

The Council on American-Islamic Relations sent senators a letter in February outlining a “history of anti-Muslim statements and inflammatory rhetoric” by Mr. Huckabee.

American Jewish organizations are split over Mr. Huckabee for the ambassador post. In February, Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner, director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, urged senators to oppose the confirmation. The Zionist Organization of America dismissed the criticisms.

Huckabee Confirmed as Trump's

Ambassador to Israel

By Newsmax Staff

April 9, 2025

The Senate voted Wednesday to confirm former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee as the Trump administration's ambassador to Israel, two days after Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's White House visit.

The 53-46 vote installed a vehement supporter of Israel in the key Middle East post, which might prove crucial to Trump's efforts to end Israel's war against Iranian-backed proxies in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon, and to thwart threats posed to Israel by Iran.

"The Zionist Organization of America celebrates our close friend Gov. Mike Huckabee's confirmation as the new U.S. Ambassador to Israel," ZOA President Morton Klein said in a statement. "Huckabee has a powerful understanding of the complexities of the Arab Islamic war against Israel and the West; of the holiness of Judea/Samaria to the Jewish people and the danger of creating a Palestinian Arab terrorist state which pays Arabs to murder Jews."

The ZOA said Huckabee, given the organization's 2013 Sheldon and Miriam Adelson Defender of Israel Award, said the former governor "is an ardent and knowledgeable advocate for the Jewish people and the Jewish state and we look forward to his tenure representing the interests of the United States in supporting our ally, Israel."

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