# Huckabee denies US is pushing a Netanyahu–Eisenkot coalition

Date: 2026

US Ambassador to Israel [Mike Huckabee](/people/mike-huckabee) on 15 October 2026 rejected reports that the [Trump](/people/mig-donald-trump) administration was steering [Benjamin Netanyahu](/people/benjamin-netanyahu) toward a post-election partnership with [Gadi Eisenkot](/people/gadi-eisenkot). In a social-media post picked up by Israeli media, he said Washington was not interfering in the Israeli election or shaping the prime minister's political choices.

## People

- Mike Huckabee: https://factrail.ai/people/mike-huckabee

## Sources

- https://israel.fm/politics/huckabee-vehemently-denies-involvement-israeli-elections/
- https://www.jfeed.com/news-israel/tmyiaz

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/huckabee-denies-us-netanyahu-eisenkot-government-push-2026-10-15