In brief US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee suggested Israel had a biblical right to a vast swath of the Middle East. Arab and Islamic countries issued a joint statement condemning the remarks as "dangerous and inflammatory". Arab and Islamic countries have issued a joint statement condemning remarks by US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, who suggested Israel had a biblical right to a vast swath of the Middle East. Huckabee, a former Baptist minister and a fervent Israel supporter, was speaking on the podcast of far-right commentator and Israel critic Tucker Carlson. In an episode released Friday, Carlson pushed...