Oman condemns remarks on Israel's right to the Arab territories

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : Huckabee was speaking on the podcast of Israel critic Tucker Carlson.
50% : They said the comments contravene the UN Charter and efforts to de-escalate the Gaza war and advance a political horizon for a comprehensive settlement.
47% : In response, Huckabee said, "It would be fine if they took it all." When pressed, however, he continued that Israel was "not asking to take all of that", adding: "It was somewhat of a hyperbolic statement."
46% : In an episode released on Friday, Carlson pressed Huckabee on the meaning of a biblical verse sometimes interpreted as stating that Israel is entitled to the land between the River Nile in Egypt and the Euphrates in Syria and Iraq.
42% : Other Arab and Islamic countries issued a joint condemnation on Sunday of remarks by US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, who suggested Israel had a biblical right to a vast swath of the Middle East.
41% : In a statement, it affirmed its categorical rejection of such statements that violate international law and the United Nations Charter, as well as the consequences of undermining opportunities for peace and threatening the security and stability of the region.
39% : Kuwait decried what it called a "flagrant violation of the principles of international law", while Oman said the comments "threatened the prospects for peace" and stability in the region. Egypt's foreign ministry reaffirmed "that Israel has no sovereignty over the occupied Palestinian territory or any other Arab lands".
37% : Iran joined the chorus with its foreign ministry accusing Huckabee on X of revealing "American active complicity" in what it called Israel's "expansionist wars of aggression" against Palestinians.
34% : Muscat: The Foreign Ministry expressed its strong condemnation and denunciation of the statements issued by the United States Ambassador to Israel, which entail an illegitimate acceptance of imposing control over Arab territories, including the occupied Palestinian territory.
17% : The Palestinian Authority said on X that Huckabee's words "contradict US President Donald Trump's rejection of (Israel) annexing the West Bank".

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