• 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.
		

• 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.