US says ambassador's comments on Israel and the Middle East were taken out of context

There is fresh outrage over U.S. ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee's remarks in an interview that Israel could “take it all” when asked about biblical claims to Middle East land. A U.S. Embassy spokesperson on Sunday said his comments were taken out of context and that U.S. policies on Israel have not changed. Huckabee in the interview also said Israel is not trying to seize neighboring lands. A growing group of Arab and Muslim nations is calling his remarks “dangerous and inflammatory.”