Israel is our only true partner in the region – Middle East Monitor

The United States ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, has said that while Washington has allies and friends in the region, “Israel is our only true partner.”

When asked about the possible US response if Israel were to take steps to annex the occupied West Bank, Huckabee replied: “We respect Israel as a sovereign state.”

He added:  We’re not going to tell Israel what it can or can’t do, just as we wouldn’t expect Israel to tell us what we can or…