US envoy suggests it would be ‘fine’ if Israel expands across Middle East
‘It would be fine if they took it all,’ Mike Huckabee says when asked about expanding Israel from Nile to Euphrates.

‘It would be fine if they took it all,’ Mike Huckabee says when asked about expanding Israel from Nile to Euphrates.


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