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Trump chooses Mike Huckabee to be U.S. ambassador to Israel

Huckabee, the former Arkansas governor, is the latest staunch Israel supporter whom the president-elect has said will join his incoming administration.

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Mike Huckabee, left, and Donald Trump at an event in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, on Oct. 29. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)
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President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he is nominating former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee to be U.S. ambassador to Israel, tapping another pro-Israel stalwart to serve in his incoming administration.

Trump ran for president promising to wind down overseas conflicts, including the war in Gaza that broke out after Hamas attacked Israel last year. Trump began unveiling his foreign policy team Monday when he announced that he would appoint another staunch Israel supporter, Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-New York), to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.