On Jerusalem Day eve, US envoy Huckabee hails city’s reunification, bilateral alliance

On the eve of Jerusalem Day, US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee releases a video statement from Jerusalem reaffirming American solidarity with Israel and highlighting the historical and spiritual significance of the holiday, as well as the enduring alliance between the two nations.

“The United States is proud to join our close ally, Israel, in celebrating the 58th anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem” during the Six Day War in 1967, Huckabee says in the video posted to X.

Beginning this evening is Yom Yerushalayim – also known as Jerusalem Day. The United States is proud to join our close ally @Israel in celebrating the 58th anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem. @POTUS reaffirmed the historic connection of the Jewish people to Jerusalem… pic.twitter.com/GqUXjOEe24

— Ambassador Mike Huckabee (@USAmbIsrael) May 25, 2025

He goes on to frame the day as the fulfillment of a centuries-old hope: “After 2,000 years of exile, yearning and praying toward Jerusalem, God fulfilled the prayer, ‘Next year in Jerusalem,’ by restoring the eternal capital of the Jewish people under Israeli sovereignty.”

Referencing US President Donald Trump’s decision to move the US embassy to Jerusalem during his previous term, Huckabee says the move “reaffirmed the historic connection of the Jewish people to Jerusalem that goes back over 3,500 years” and showed “moral clarity” in recognizing the city as Israel’s eternal capital.

He closes his message with a pointed reference to the ongoing war in Gaza: “On this Jerusalem Day, as thousands of Israeli soldiers are away from their families courageously fighting terrorists in Gaza, and 58 hostages are still being held captive in the dungeons of Gaza, I want the people of Israel to know that America stands with you. Your fight is our fight. Your enemies are our enemies. Israel’s victory is our victory — and together we will prevail and we will pray for the peace of Jerusalem.”