Elise Stefanik, President Trump’s nominee to be the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, SHOCKED many in her January 22 confirmation hearing.

Stefanik, a fierce critic of antisemitism on university campuses and at the U.N., told Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) that she emphatically believes, as she told him in a prior one-on-one conversation, “that Israel has a biblical right to the entire West Bank”!

Those are STUNNING words in the mouth of an American diplomat . . . And she’s not alone.

That same day, President Trump’s pick to be America’s ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, echoed her words . . . and he didn’t hold back. Speaking to Fox News, Huckabee declared:

Israel has a right to its autonomous, indigenous homeland that they’ve had for 3,500 years since the days of Abraham. It’s the land that God gave, and it’s a blessing to be a part of this land.

Huckabee added that he refuses to use the term “West Bank.”

There is no such thing. I refer to it as Judea and Samaria. There is no “occupation.” The land is occupied by the people who have had a rightful deed to it for 3,500 years, since the time of Abraham.

Huckabee stressed that it’s up to Israel, not the U.S., to assert its rightful claim to sovereignty over Judea and Samaria — the territory south and north of Jerusalem. “That’s a decision for Israel to make, not for the United States to impose it on them,” he insisted.

Many Israelis are ready to do so. A surprising 68% want Israel to assert sovereignty over Judea and Samaria, according to a January poll.

And there is something the U.S. can and MUST do now to support Israeli sovereignty: STOP using the slanted pro-Palestinian term “West Bank.”

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) calls it “a slap in the face to historical truth.” That’s why he and Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY) have introduced Senate and House measures to force the federal government to use the term “Judea and Samaria” and NEVER “West Bank.”

Their bill, “The Recognizing Judea and Samaria Act,” is a critical step toward U.S. recognition of Israel’s biblical, historical, and legal right to its biblical heartland.

We need YOUR HELP to compel Congress to bring HR 7552 and S 5431 to the floor for immediate passage!

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May God bless you for standing with Israel as He emphasizes in Genesis 12:3!

Mat Staver
Chairman
Christians in Defense of Israel

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Source:

“New US Diplomats Proclaim Biblical Right to the Holy Land.” Anash.org, January 22, 2025. Anash.org/new-us-diplomats-proclaim-biblical-right-to-the-holy-land/.