"Right-wing podcaster Tucker Carlson and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee sparred over their views on Israel during a podcast released Friday in which Huckabee suggested the Bible gives the Jewish state the right to much of the Middle East. Carlson and Huckabee spoke during a two-hour episode of "The Tucker Carlson Show" as some in the Republican Party try to tone down disputes over Israel."
"Carlson noted that the Book of Genesis, the first portion of the Hebrew and Christian bibles, details how God formed a covenant with Abram, and that the land "from the river of Egypt until the great river, the Euphrates" would belong to Abram's descendants. Abram is considered the father of the Jewish people. After Huckabee said God gave that land to the Jews, Carlson pressed him to specify "what land are you talking about?""
Genesis describes a covenant granting Abram's descendants land "from the river of Egypt until the great river, the Euphrates." Interpretations differ on "river of Egypt," identifying it as either a Sinai riverbed or the Nile, potentially encompassing parts of modern Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Jordan and Turkey. An assertion claimed that God gave that land to the Jews and that it "would be fine if they took it all," while a request for clarification asked which specific land was meant. The statements reflect splits within conservative and evangelical circles and note concerns that criticism of Israel can fan antisemitism.
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