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US ambassador demands that Belgium drop ‘ridiculous and antisemitic’ investigation of mohels

Bill White directed the demand toward Belgium's health minister. With few exceptions, Belgian law requires that circumcisions be performed by medical professionals.

People stroll through the Grand Place (Grote Markt) near the Brabo Fountain in Antwerp, Belgium November 7, 2025.
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee speaks during the FOZ Ambassadors Summit in Jerusalem, December 7, 2025.

Tucker Carlson to interview Mike Huckabee, US Ambassador to Israel

Education Minister Yoav Kisch (L) and US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee (R), February 2026.

Kisch and Huckabee call to move embassies into Israel’s capital, Jerusalem

Buildings lie in ruins amid the rubble in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, December 8, 2025.

'Apocalyptic wasteland': Biden admin. blocked warning on deteriorating Gaza situation after Oct. 7


New Israeli US envoy: 'I’ll speak in every synagogue, regardless of denomination'

Leiter said he envisions his role as an opportunity to unite various groups around the shared goal of supporting Israel.

 Yechiel Leiter holds a photo of his heroic son Moshe Yedidya

Editor's Notes: Mike Huckabee’s appointment signals evangelical shift in Israel-US diplomacy

Huckabee's time as ambassador will likely strengthen what I’d like to call “Evangelical Diplomacy”—a unique Judeo-Christian partnership between Evangelicals and Jews.

 “Israel isn’t just a point on the map. It’s a promise.”  Mike Huckabee speaks on stage with then Republican presidential nominee and former US president Donald Trump, in  Pennsylvania.

An open letter to Israel’s new ambassador to the US - opinion

To do your job, you will have to respond to all that, while knowing that your interlocutors know that polls indicate that the majority of Israelis do not trust the government or the prime minister.

 FORMER ISRAELI ambassador to the US Ron Dermer attends a special 2022 session of the Knesset. Dermer famously stated that it was better to cultivate Evangelicals than Jews because they are more numerous and they criticize Israel less, the writer points out.

Trump announces former Gov. Mike Huckabee nominated as ambassador to Israel

Huckabee is a former Southern Baptist Pastor and a former Trump challenger who ran in the 2016 presidential election. 

 FORMER ARKANSAS governor and past US Republican presidential nomination candidate Mike Huckabee helps inaugurate a program to build more in Efrat, Gush Etzion, in 2018. Settler leaders tend to think the worst of the US and its presidents, argues the writer.

Why Yechiel Leiter is the right choice for Israel's US ambassador – opinion

Yechiel Leiter’s appointment as ambassador ushers in a new era for Israel-US relations.

 Gabriel Groisman (right) interviews incoming Israeli Ambassador to the United States Yehiel Leiter on his podcast, ‘Standpoint,’ late last month.

Netanyahu appoints Dr. Yechiel Leiter as Israel's next US Ambassador

Leiter was Netanyahu's chief of staff at the Finance Ministry in the past and will step into his role on January 10.

 Dr. Yechiel Leiter, Israel's Ambassador to the United States.

US envoy Taylor says antisemitism is like a submerged submarine ready to rise - exclusive interview

US Ambassador Michele Taylor leads efforts against antisemitism at the UN following Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israel.

 People waving Nazi swastika flags (illustrative)

Biden administration praises Rabbi Lando's stance on Temple Mount amid controversy

US Ambassador met with Rabbi Dov Lando in Bnei Brak, praising his opposition to Temple Mount visits and relaying President Biden's appreciation for his role in reducing regional tensions.

 Rabbi Dov Lando seen during a meeting to discuss the drafting of ultra-Orthodox jews to the IDF in the ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak, April 5, 2024.

Martin S. Indyk's diplomatic legacy: Lessons from Kissinger's Middle East strategy - opinion

It’s been a month since Indyk passed away. He will be sorely missed by his many colleagues and students in the United States and Israel. May his memory be a blessing.

 MARTIN INDYK speaks to the media as then-US secretary of state John Kerry looks on at the State Department, in 2013. Kerry had just named Indyk to serve as an envoy in Israeli-Palestinian talks.

There’s a risk US support for Israel could erode — Lew says

“There are risks in both the Right and the Left, of erosion on the margins, that only makes it more important for there to be bipartisan support,” Lew told an economic conference at Reichman U.

 Jack Lew, US ambassador to Israel, at a rally in Tel Aviv, May 18, 2024.