My Way News - Republican Huckabee supports Israeli settlements: "The U.S. has taken too harsh a stance against Israel on the issue of settlements, hindering peace negotiations, former Arkansas governor and presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee said during a visit to Israel on Monday. [...] The U.S. administration is pressing Israel to stop building settlements on lands the Palestinians claim for a future state, including east Jerusalem, which was captured and annexed by Israel in 1967."

Comment: It seems an odd idea that a visiting U.S. political figure could provide political cover for Israeli politicians seeking to hold on to Israeli territory, but that would be the ideal outcome of the Huckabee visit.