Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong (L) listens to Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese as he speaks during a press conference in Canberra, Australia on Aug. 11, 2025. Hilary Wardhaugh/AFP via Getty Images
The U.S. ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, has strongly criticised Australia’s decision to recognise a Palestinian state, calling Washington’s response one of “very, very strong disappointment” and even “disgust.”
Huckabee said the move would embolden Hamas, stall progress with the Palestinian Authority, and push Israel closer to annexing parts of the West Bank—land Palestinians want for a future state.
