Just 22 percent support a single Israeli state in the entire land, as Huckabee does. Thus, though exceedingly unlikely to bring peace to the Middle East, Huckabee’s appointment has one salutary effect: It makes clear whom Trump’s Israel policy is meant to serve.

Mike Huckabee’s journey to becoming the US ambassador to Israel began 50 years ago. The former pastor, Arkansas governor, presidential candidate, and Fox News host first visited Israel with a friend on a tour of the Middle East not long after graduating from high school.