GAZA — Palestinian Resistance Committees denounced U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee on Sunday for claiming Israel holds the right to control Arab territories stretching from the Nile River to the Euphrates. The committees, in a statement obtained by Yemen’s Saba news agency, called Huckabee a ‘criminal’ whose words promote the Zionist ‘Greater Israel’ project aimed at subjugating regional populations.

Huckabee’s comments, according to the statement, draw on Talmudic texts to justify expansion. The group argued these references expose the extremist religious roots of colonial powers. They dismissed any U.S. ‘Peace Council’ or presidential rhetoric as mere deception masking genocide and extermination campaigns across the region.

“These statements serve the Zionist project called Greater Israel,” the committees wrote. They warned that Huckabee’s position not only endorses violence but sends a direct signal to Israel to pursue expansionist goals, trampling Arab sovereignty and borders.

The condemnation highlighted specific threats to Arab and Islamic states within the referenced geographic scope. Committees pointed to Huckabee and U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham as key figures in the American administration pushing ‘Talmudic and superstitious ideas.’

In response, the group demanded unified action from Arab and Islamic nations. They urged an end to such rhetoric from U.S. officials, which they described as an immediate danger to regional interests. The statement arrived amid heightened tensions over Israeli settlements and military operations in Palestinian territories.

Huckabee, a former Arkansas governor and evangelical leader appointed ambassador by President Donald Trump, has repeatedly voiced strong support for Israeli expansion. His latest remarks, delivered during a recent speech, echoed biblical promises of land from the Nile to the Euphrates—a span covering parts of Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Saudi Arabia.

Palestinian factions have long opposed such visions, viewing them as existential threats. The Resistance Committees, active in Gaza and the West Bank, represent grassroots networks coordinating protests and civil disobedience against Israeli occupation. Their statement reflects broader outrage in Arab media over U.S. policy shifts favoring Israel.

No immediate response came from the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem or Huckabee’s office. Arab League officials have previously criticized similar U.S. positions, though coordinated responses remain elusive. The committees’ call for unity highlights fractures in pan-Arab solidarity amid diverse national interests.

Israel maintains its historical and biblical claims to disputed lands but officially pursues negotiated borders under international frameworks like the Oslo Accords. Huckabee’s statements, however, align with hardline settler groups advocating annexation of the West Bank and beyond.

The episode highlights deepening U.S.-Arab divides. As Washington strengthens ties with Israel through arms deals and diplomatic cover at the UN, voices like the Resistance Committees grow louder in demanding resistance to perceived imperialism.