State Department Official Asked Why Israel Ambassador Huckabee Attended Netanyahu's Corruption Trial

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During a State Department press briefing on Wednesday, spokesperson Tammy Bruce was asked why US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee attended the corruption trial for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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00:00Yes, just on one other issue is the ambassador, Mike Hackerby, the ambassador to Israel

00:05appeared in the court hearing for Prime Minister Netanyahu's corruption trial today.

00:12I'm just trying to understand what part of the U.S. national interest is served by doing that.

00:18Well, we obviously support Israel. They are an ally and a partner. I won't characterize,

00:25as I don't, anyone, their position or the actions they might take, but it would appear that the

00:34ambassador was exhibiting his support for Netanyahu. But against the judicial system,

00:40I mean, is this an expression of distrust? Well, I don't, I know that our inclination

00:45sometimes is to look into, like, the broader issues that we're all working on, but I would

00:51not suggest that someone attending to support someone facing a situation as some kind of a

00:58larger commentary about a judicial system or a country or anything beyond showing support

01:04for someone that they know or a friend.

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