United States Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee faced condemnation from Arab and Muslim countries after suggesting Israel has a biblical right to much of the Middle East. Huckabee, a Christian Zionist, later walked back his comments, calling them “somewhat hyperbolic.” Christian Zionism, rooted in the belief that Israel was promised to the Jewish people by God, has a significant following in the US, with over 30 million American Christian Zionists, primarily in the Bible Belt. This movement, deeply intertwined with American politics, influences US policy and is a powerful voting bloc in the Republican Party.
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