Avi Benlolo: Huckabee questions if Canadian money to ‘Palestine’ is funding terrorism - National Post
Copy URL Facebook Linked In X (Twitter) Loading account options Sign In Manage Account Close account menu Manage Account Sign Out Loading subscription options Subscribefor $0.50/week By Avi Benlolo November 6, 2026 at 6:00 a.m. Last Updated: November 6, 2026 at 12:27 p.m. JERUSALEM— Two seismic shifts occurred in recent days: the Israeli election and the U.S. midterms. In a world currently undergoing conflict and upheaval, these political earthquakes are unsettling, especially here in Jerusalem. Reflecting on these dramatic events, this week, I met with U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee who has been on the frontlines here in Israel since 2025.
Our meeting in his office at the new American embassy in Jerusalem was significant. Its opening in 2018 reaffirmed America’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital turning it into a concrete diplomatic act. The structure and size of the campus embassy is impressive, and I was fortunate to have one on one time with the president’s right-hand man in Israel.
Huckabee has had an illustrious career: as a Baptist minister, as a governor (Arkansas), as a media personality and now as ambassador to Israel. He was relaxed and reflective about the world in front of him. He told me over the years he’s brought over 100 groups to Israel and says he’s “always been aware of the extraordinary value of the U.S.-Israel relationship,” a relationship based on mutual benefit. But anyone who knows Huckabee knows it’s about his faith and moral compass.
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