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• Mike Huckabee has mentioned that he's visited Israel nine
times. He says that there is one true ally in the Middle East -
and that's Israel, a tiny but vulnerable nation.
• It is understood that Mike Huckabee's idea for frequently
visiting Israel was more because religious beliefs than issues of
the US national security.
• Mike Huckabee's aides mentioned once that he did not lead
government delegations but church groups when he visited Israel
and his itineraries were more tailored to visits to religious
sites.
• Huckabee's stand on foreign policy is twofold; get tough on
terrorists and stand strong with Israel.
• During the 2008 campaign Huckabee stated, "as president, I
will always ensure that Israel has access to the state-of-the-art
weapons and technology she needs to defend herself from those who
seek her annihilation."
• Huckabee maintains that his foreign trips to Israel were for
better presidential preparation and said, "if you make a trip
overseas, you have a better perspective of the world."
• When he talks about his faith he places it in a social
justice and economic populism context rather than a foreign
policy.
• He is for putting an end to hostility towards the Israeli
people and giving them space to move around thus providing them
with a permanent peace setup rather than temporary peace followed
by a long-term disaster.
• Huckabee feels there could be a two-state solution only when
there is guarantee of concessions and security from the nations
that surround Israel.
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• Barack Obama states that the only way for Israel to achieve
peace with their neighbors is to "begin with a clear and strong
commitment to the security of Israel".
• Obama criticized those who denied the Holocaust, yet he
supports talks with the Iranian President Ahmadinejad, who also
denies the holocaust and eventually promises that a new one would
come.
• Obama has praised past Israeli leaders for their kind
gestures of peace towards Palestinians but refused to recognize
their earlier attempts that led to violence and death of
Israelis.
• Barack Obama mentions that he is in support of resumption of
the aid to the Palestinian government with a condition that the
government 'renounces terrorism'.
• Obama opines thus, "Nobody is suffering more than the
Palestinian people." He has declared recently in his speech ?our
enemies are not just terrorists, it's not just Hezbollah, it's
not just Hamas, and it?s also cynicism."
• Obama contends that there is a need to preserve Israel as a
Jewish state though it has its politicians and its security as
well.
• With regard to the security of Israel Barack Obama stated,
"you will not see, under my presidency, any slackening in
commitment to Israel?s security."
• Obama stood strong with regard to Israel's right to defend
itself from the rocket attacks and raids of Hezbollah.
• He hates characterization and rejects the term apartheid in
any discussion with regard to Israel's progress.
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