Egypt condemns US envoy’s remarks on Israel’s alleged right to Arab lands

CAIRO – 21 February 2026: Egypt on Saturday condemned remarks attributed to US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee that reportedly suggested Israel has a right to land belonging to Arab states.

In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs described the comments as a flagrant violation of international law principles and the United Nations Charter.

Egypt expressed surprise at the remarks, saying they contradict the vision put forward by US President Donald Trump, his relevant 20-point plan related to ending the war in the Gaza Strip, and the Board of Peace meeting held in Washington on Thursday.

Egypt reaffirmed that “Israel holds no sovereignty over the occupied Palestinian territories or any other Arab lands.”

Cairo also stressed its categorical rejection of any attempts to annex the West Bank or separate it from the Gaza Strip, as well as any expansion of Israeli settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territories.

Mike Huckabee, the United States Ambassador to Israel, sparked controversy after suggesting in a recent interview that Israel could lay claim to a vast swath of the Middle East based on biblical grounds.

Speaking to commentator Tucker Carlson, Huckabee discussed a biblical passage describing land promised to Abraham’s descendants, a territory that Carlson noted would correspond in modern geography to much of the region.

Huckabee indicated the area would be extensive and, when asked whether Israel would have the right to such territory, replied: “It would be fine if they took it all.”