For fear of a sudden digital expulsion… Washington’s ambassador to Israel inspects Trump’s accounts news

In a scene that combines sarcasm and politics within one of the most sensitive diplomatic environments, US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said that he reviewed US President Donald Trump’s social media accounts “to make sure this is not my last speech.”

Huckabee’s statements came during a speech he delivered at a conference organized by the Jewish News Agency in the occupied city of Jerusalem, yesterday, Sunday, where he indicated that he had entered into a controversy following his statement that “without Israel, the United States would not exist.”

Huckabee said in his speech: “Before I came here, I checked President Donald Trump’s social media accounts to make sure that this was not my last word in Israel,” adding: “He usually fires his employees in the middle of the night via social media sites, so I wanted to make sure, and I am happy to say: So far, things are fine.”

He added that Western civilization was founded on Jewish and Judeo-Christian foundations, saying: “If it were not for that, there would not have been a United States. It is as simple as that.”

Huckabee claimed that he feels safer in Jerusalem than in Washington, noting that last week witnessed tension in American-Israeli relations, before asserting that “the bond between the United States and Israel cannot be broken.”

The video clip was widely spread on social media platforms, where users circulated it widely, amid widespread interaction with Huckabee’s statements, which were described as controversial, especially their sarcastic nature and striking political readings.

This spread brought to light the nature of the speech delivered by the American ambassador to Israel, and the various discussions it raises between supporters and opponents.

Activists believed that the speed of circulation of the clip reflects the accelerating shift in the role of social media, which is now not only transmitting statements, but rather reshaping their context and turning them into controversial material within a short time, especially when they are issued by senior diplomatic figures.

Activists added that the state of controversy sparked by Huckabee’s statements confirms that political discourse is no longer confined to official halls, but has become completely subject to the pulse of digital platforms, where a passing joke can turn into the title of a broad discussion that transcends the boundaries of place and context.

This interaction comes in light of the sensitivity of the political context in which the statements were issued, especially with the increasing global interest in American positions towards Israel, and the accompanying widespread scrutiny of every statement issued by high-level officials.

The rapid spread of the video also reflects the power of the presence of social media in amplifying political statements and turning them into material for public discussion within a short time, especially when sarcasm intersects with direct and indirect political messages.

Last Tuesday, the statements of the US Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, sparked a storm of controversy in American political and media circles, after he said that the United States “would not exist without Israel,” in statements that reopened the debate about the limits of American diplomatic discourse and Israel’s influence in decision-making circles.

These statements came during the opening of the “International Conference on Israeli Heritage” in the occupied West Bank, where he said that his role “is not only limited to representing the United States in Israel, but also includes representing the importance of Israel to Americans.”

Huckabee’s statements came hours after Trump, speaking to reporters, addressed the issue of American involvement in the war against Iran, saying: “If it were not for me and the United States, there would be no Israel.”