Israel Matzav

Hip hip hooray for Huckabee?

Haaretz is reporting that Republican Presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee will do a Fox News program from the Shepherd Hotel in Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah section on Sunday in a show of solidarity with Israel in its battle with President Obumbler (Hat Tip: Memeorandum). Haaretz subsequently questions the report.

Former U.S. presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee plans to broadcast his weekend show on Fox News from the site of a disputed Israeli construction project in East Jerusalem, a New York politician has told Haaretz.

New York State Assemblyman Dov Hikind said Huckabee will air the talkshow during a solidarity visit to the site of the project, which is in the Palestinian neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah.

Hikind, who is active in right-wing Jewish causes, told Haaretz that dozens of U.S. activists will participate in the mission, in order to express their support for the project and the man behind it, Irving Moskowitz.

A Fox News Channel spokesperson told Haaretz that this report was inaccurate, and that Huckabee was not planning to broadcast a show from Israel.

Well, if he decides to do one, can someone please get me into it?

Seriously, I believe that Republicans can make a lot of political hay here given the shabby treatment Israel's been getting from Obama and the strong support for Israel among Evangelical Christians, a natural Republican constituency.

I look for Huckabee, Sarah Palin and Mitt Romney all to show up here over the next few months.

posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 1:26 AM