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US ambassador Huckabee sparks outrage across Middle East over Israel comments
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US ambassador Huckabee sparks outrage across Middle East over Israel comments

Financial Times · Feb 21, 2026 · Collected from RSS

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Diplomat tells Tucker Carlson it ‘would be fine’ if Israel took over a swath of the region

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