President-elect Donald Trump's appointment of Mike Huckabee as United States ambassador to Israel represents a break with recent tradition. The appointment of Huckabee sets a new precedent and signals what appears to be a new direction in the US-Israel relationship. Huckabee is unabashed about both his unequivocal support for the Jewish people's national claim to the entire land of Israel as well as the reasons he holds this view, which stem from the biblical basis of his Christian faith. The enemies of Israel, both in the Middle East and in the West, reject Israel's legitimacy and existence because they reject the Bible. By appointing Mike Huckabee to represent the US in Jerusalem, president-elect Donald Trump has signaled that the US-Israel relationship is about something far more permanent than politics.