US ambassador to Israel lambasted as 'evangelist dreaming of the war of Gog and Magog'

Israeli advocacy organisation Peace Now condemned US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee’s comments on Tuesday that the US no longer fully supports the establishment of a Palestinian State, the Times of Israel reported on Tuesday.

Peace Now, which supports a two-state solution, accused Huckabee of seeking to “realize his religious fantasies” due to his ties to the Evangelical movement.

“This is not an ambassador, this is an Evangelist who is dreaming of the war of Gog and Magog in the Middle East in order to realize his religious fantasies,” the organisation said.

“It can only be hoped that President Trump will prove that he is a friend of Israel, repudiate the comments of the ambassador, which contradict the position of the US, his vision for the region, and the Israeli interest.”

Peace Now also lambasted Huckabee for intervening in Israeli politics after he attempted to stop the ultra-Orthodox parties from voting to dissolve the Knesset on Monday.

Huckabee made his comments during an interview with Bloomberg. He also said there was “no room” for a Palestinian state in the West Bank and suggested Israel’s “Muslim neighbors” give up their land to create one.

Read more on Mike Huckabee’s comments here.