US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has claimed that waning American public support for Israel stems primarily from a lack of biblical knowledge, alongside foreign disinformation and hostility toward religion. Speaking in a television interview, Huckabee dismissed accusations of genocide and apartheid in Gaza as false, arguing that Americans would view Israel more favourably if they "looked at the truth." His remarks come as a Pew Research poll found 60 percent of US adults hold an unfavourable view of Israel, a trend that has alarmed Israeli officials, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu himself using a recent United Nations General Assembly address to attack prominent Israel critics, including newly elected New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.