When President-elect Donald Trump chose former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee to be ambassador to Israel he produced “an amazing pick,” Israeli special envoy Michal Cotler-Wunsh told Newsmax on Thursday.

Trump on Tuesday announced he will nominate Huckabee as ambassador and appoint Steven Witkoff as special envoy to the Middle East. The former and future president has promised to align U.S. foreign policy more closely with Israel’s interests as it wages wars against Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Cotler-Wunsh, Israel’s special envoy for combating antisemitism, praised Trump’s selection of Huckabee.

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