US ambassador to Israel says US no longer pursuing goal of independent Palestinian state

<p>Mike Huckabee suggested any future Palestinian state should be carved out of ‘a Muslim country’</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/mikehuckabee">Mike Huckabee</a>, the US ambassador to <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/israel">Israel</a>, has said that the US is no longer pursuing the goal of an independent Palestinian state, marking what analysts describe as the most explicit abandonment yet of a cornerstone of US <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/middleeast">Middle East</a> diplomacy.</p><p>Asked <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-10/us-holds-deep-doubts-about-palestinian-state-ambassador-says">during an interview with Bloomberg News</a> if a Palestinian state remains a goal of US policy, he replied: “I don’t think so.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/10/mike-huckabee-independent-palestinian-state">Continue reading...</a>