Sen. Van Hollen: Mike Huckabee ‘Supports the Concept of a Greater Israel’ and ‘That Is a Recipe for Instability’

Mitchell And joining us ░░░░░░░░ is Democratic Senator Chris ░░░░░░░░ Hollen of Maryland who ░░░░░░░░ on the Foreign Relations ░░░░░░░░ notably Senator thank you ░░░░░░░░ much I want to ░░░░░░░░ you about Mike Huckabee ░░░░░░░░ appointment to the to ░░░░░░░░ ambassador to Israel not ░░░░░░░░ I should say him ░░░░░░░░ chosen he has to ░░░░░░░░ confirmed and you would ░░░░░░░░ one of those voting ░░░░░░░░ this He has said ░░░░░░░░ Palestinians have no right ░░░░░░░░ the land in the ░░░░░░░░ Bank They just happen ░░░░░░░░ live there He s ░░░░░░░░ talking about the possibility ░░░░░░░░ annexing the West Bank ░░░░░░░░ would abrogate all of ░░░░░░░░ U N resolutions Camp ░░░░░░░░ the two state solution ░░░░░░░░ is your reaction to ░░░░░░░░ He s an evangelical ░░░░░░░░ and has you know ░░░░░░░░ religious views about this ░░░░░░░░ on The Bible VAN ░░░░░░░░ Well Andrea it s ░░░░░░░░ to be with you ░░░░░░░░ I I definitely have ░░░░░░░░ concerns that you just ░░░░░░░░ out here It will ░░░░░░░░ an interesting hearing in ░░░░░░░░ Senate Foreign Relations Committee ░░░░░░░░ we get to that ░░░░░░░░ Because anybody who knows ░░░░░░░░ Middle East recognizes that ░░░░░░░░ best long term solution ░░░░░░░░ guarantee both Israel s ░░░░░░░░ and the dignity and ░░░░░░░░ and rights of the ░░░░░░░░ people is a two ░░░░░░░░ solution What Mike Huckabee ░░░░░░░░ said is just the ░░░░░░░░ He supports this concept ░░░░░░░░ a greater Israel Israel ░░░░░░░░ the entire territory from ░░░░░░░░ Jordan River to the ░░░░░░░░ Sea that s a ░░░░░░░░ Huckabee vision It s ░░░░░░░░ vision that has been ░░░░░░░░ by the far right ░░░░░░░░ Israel including members of ░░░░░░░░ Netanyahu government like Smotrich ░░░░░░░░ Ben Gvir So this ░░░░░░░░ a recipe if he ░░░░░░░░ to pursue these views ░░░░░░░░ continued instability and violence ░░░░░░░░ the Middle East So ░░░░░░░░ is not a good ░░░░░░░░ Hopefully you know we ░░░░░░░░ see what Mike Huckabee ░░░░░░░░ again at the time ░░░░░░░░ his confirmation hearing I ░░░░░░░░ point out Andrea that ░░░░░░░░ new Israeli ambassador to ░░░░░░░░ United States that was ░░░░░░░░ by Netanyahu after Trump ░░░░░░░░ declared the winner is ░░░░░░░░ super right winger He ░░░░░░░░ raised in in Pennsylvania ░░░░░░░░ then became part of ░░░░░░░░ JDL the Jewish Defense ░░░░░░░░ which was later declared ░░░░░░░░ terrorist organization by the ░░░░░░░░ States He was part ░░░░░░░░ the Kahanist movement which ░░░░░░░░ this extreme right movement ░░░░░░░░ Israel that was actually ░░░░░░░░ in Israel and on ░░░░░░░░ U S terror watch ░░░░░░░░ And he is a ░░░░░░░░ who believes in annexation ░░░░░░░░ in both the Netanyahu ░░░░░░░░ as Israeli ambassador to ░░░░░░░░ United States and Donald ░░░░░░░░ s appointment as our ░░░░░░░░ to Israel you see ░░░░░░░░ far right vision of ░░░░░░░░ essentially taking over the ░░░░░░░░ area of what they ░░░░░░░░ Greater Israel That is ░░░░░░░░ recipe for instability and ░░░░░░░░ continued conflict.”