Mike Maccabee

Former Governor of Arkansas Mike Huckabee spoke today at a conference in the Knesset about Kerry, the Settlements and the 2-State Solution.

The running joke, possibly started by MK Yehuda Glick, but certainly repeated by him a number of times, is the similarity of Mike Huckabee's name to the Maccabees and how Huckabee fights for the People of Israel, just like the Maccabees.

MK Miki Zohar, the conference organizer, with Mike "the Maccabee" Huckabee:

MK Oren Hazan with Mike "the Maccabee" Huckabee:

Here is Huckabee's speech in the Knesset. Well worth listening to:

Video by Avi Abelow / Israel Video Network