US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee says he’s “very optimistic” that additional countries in the Middle East will soon join the Abraham Accords and establish formal relations with Israel.
Many Arab states, however, remain incensed by Israel’s wide-ranging military campaigns in the Gaza Strip, Lebanon, Syria, and most recently Iran.
Huckabee at a speech in Israel also sought to shore up US support for the war on Iran, suggesting “Israel is the appetizer, America has always been the entrée” for Iran’s theocracy.
“The Gulf states now understood they will have to make a choice – is it more likely they will be attacked by Iran or Israel?” Huckabee said.
“They see that Israel helped us and Iran attacked us. Israel is not trying to take over your land and is not sending missiles to you.”