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U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said Thursday that he will place a handwritten prayer from President Donald Trump on the Western Wall in Jerusalem as his first official act.
Huckabee revealed the plan in a post to X related to his Friday plans in Israel.
“The first thing I’m going to do is to take a prayer that the President gave me on Thursday when I met with him at the White House, and I’m going to take it to the Western Wall, and I’m going to place it there on behalf of the American people,” he stated, sharing a video from Fox Business’ “Mornings with Maria.”
The Senate confirmed former Arkansas Republican governor as the Trump administration’s U.S. Ambassador to Israel earlier this month. Huckabee passed in a 53-46 vote, securing another Trump victory with the former governor and long-time supporter of Israel.
“The Zionist Organization of America celebrates our close friend Gov. Mike Huckabee’s confirmation as the new U.S. Ambassador to Israel,” ZOA President Morton Klein said in a statement.
“Huckabee has a powerful understanding of the complexities of the Arab Islamic war against Israel and the West; of the holiness of Judea/Samaria to the Jewish people and the danger of creating a Palestinian Arab terrorist state which pays Arabs to murder Jews,” he added.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also expressed his congratulations to Huckabee following his confirmation.
“Congratulations to my dear friend @GovMikeHuckabee upon being confirmed as the next ambassador of the United States to Israel. This is a great day for the Israeli–American alliance,” Netanyahu posted to X.
Huckabee responded to the prime minister’s post with, “Thank you @IsraeliPM and I look forward to working with you as we pray for the ‘Peace of Jerusalem!’”
Trump shared strong words of support for Huckabee when he announced his nomination in November.
“Mike has been a great public servant, Governor, and Leader in Faith for many years,” Trump said in a statement. “He loves Israel, and the people of Israel, and likewise, the people of Israel love him. Mike will work tirelessly to bring about Peace in the Middle East!”
