{"id":20061,"date":"2025-04-18T17:00:21","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T14:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/?p=20061"},"modified":"2025-04-18T15:24:42","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T12:24:42","slug":"huckabee-puts-prayer-before-protocol-in-first-moments-as-ambassador","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/huckabee-puts-prayer-before-protocol-in-first-moments-as-ambassador\/","title":{"rendered":"Huckabee Puts Prayer Before Protocol in First Moments as Ambassador"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mike Huckabee, the new U.S. Ambassador to Israel, began his official visit today (Friday) with a prayer at the Western Wall\u2014even before presenting his letter of credence to President Isaac Herzog. The gesture, rich in symbolism, reflects Huckabee\u2019s deep connection to the State of Israel\u2014and to Jerusalem in particular. He arrived in Israel yesterday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>One of the Most Prominent Pro-Israel Figures<\/strong><br \/>\nHuckabee, a former governor of Arkansas and U.S. presidential candidate, is widely known as one of the most strongly pro-Israel figures in American politics. His appointment was confirmed last month by the U.S. Senate with a vote of 53 to 46\u2014all Republican senators voted in favor, along with just one Democrat.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20064\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20064\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20064 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/kotel2-1024x675.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/kotel2-1024x675.webp 1024w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/kotel2-300x198.webp 300w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/kotel2-768x506.webp 768w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/kotel2.webp 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20064\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mike Huckabee and Yossi Dagan | Photo: Samaria Regional Council<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Over the past several years, Huckabee has visited Israel more than 100 times. He is an enthusiastic supporter of Israel\u2019s right to defend itself, and has consistently expressed clear support for Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria. Known for his staunchly conservative views, he is especially popular within the evangelical Christian community in the United States.<\/p>\n<p><strong>He Sees His Role as a Personal Mission<\/strong><br \/>\nSources close to Huckabee say he views his role in Israel as \u201cthe fulfillment of a personal mission and a deeply held belief.\u201d He is expected to be an especially active ambassador, particularly in light of the current regional challenges\u2014security, economic, and diplomatic.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Join the GPO\u2019s live broadcast of US Ambassador to Israel Huckabee\u2019s statement at the Western Wall\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AwQycgHMrTo?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/reganews.co.il\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The formal presentation of his credentials is scheduled to take place early next week at the President\u2019s Residence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mike Huckabee, the newly appointed U.S. Ambassador to Israel, began his official visit with a prayer at the Western Wall | Huckabee is considered one of the most prominent pro-Israel politicians in the American political arena.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":20063,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,2276,8,85,65],"tags":[4368,4367,1493,1660,2687,4366,3676,2396,1828],"class_list":["post-20061","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","category-people","category-politics","category-positive-moment","category-world","tag-diplomatic-mission","tag-evangelical-christians","tag-jerusalem","tag-judea-and-samaria","tag-mike-huckabee","tag-u-s-ambassador-to-israel","tag-u-s-israel-relations","tag-united-states","tag-western-wall"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.7 (Yoast SEO v24.7) - 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