“Government stability is important for addressing the Iranian issue,” Huckabee reportedly told Haredi leaders threatening to topple the coalition.
U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee is holding meetings with members of the Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) parties, who are currently threatening to topple the current government headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu due to the coalition’s failure to pass a law granting the religious community widespread exemptions from military service.
According to Hebrew-language TV news station Channel 13, Huckabee – a staunchly pro-Israel Evangelical Christian and ordained Baptist minister – is working to help stabilize the coalition.
During meetings with Haredi leaders, which were said to include senior Haredi political leaders, Huckabee reportedly stressed that “government stability is important for addressing the Iranian issue.”