Twelve-year-old Amitai from Israel, a proud autism and Israel advocate, met with US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, who declared him an honorary ambassador of the United States. Huckabee praised Amitai's intelligence and suggested he could help expand the Abraham Accords, according to the Jewish Business News (JBN) network.
In a heartwarming diplomatic gesture, US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee met with 12-year-old Amitai, an Israeli autism and Israel advocate, and declared him an honorary ambassador of the United States. The meeting, reported by the Jewish Business News (JBN) network, took place at an undisclosed location. Huckabee praised Amitai's intelligence, saying he is 'smarter than almost everybody I know in government and in diplomacy' and suggested sending him to Riyadh to expand the Abraham Accords. Amitai, who dreams of becoming Israel's prime minister or a diplomat, called for eliminating antisemitism, terrorism, and extremism worldwide. The JBN post also asked the community whether it should help bring Amitai to Washington to meet President Trump and other American leaders. Huckabee, a former governor of Arkansas, has been a vocal supporter of Israeli sovereignty and a strong US-Israel alliance, as previously covered by The Zioneer.
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