Republican Party

'Huckabee is the Number One Candidate'

The organizers of Governor Mike Huckabee's trip to Israel this week explain why he's the best Republican candidate for U.S. President.

Haley Barbour will become third potential Republican presidential candidate to visit Israel. He'll meet officials and speak at Herzliya Conference.

The new Congress convenes on Wednesday and the Republicans aim to roll back part of the Obama legislation passed during the previous Congress.

The Democrats believe the passage of the Start Treaty marks a turnabout in President Obama's fortunes; Republicans scoff at this idea.

Republican Eric Cantor, set to be new majority leader in Congress, met with Netanyahu and vowed to “check” Obama. Washington liberals are upset.

Jewish Republican Eric Cantor, likely to be the next House Majority Leader, causes uproar by saying funds for Israel are not “foreign aid.”

Senators McCain, Lieberman and Graham are visiting PA leaders in Ramallah on a “fact-finding tour.” They will meet with Barak on Wednesday.

US presidents have avoided a law for recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital due to a “security” waiver which seven senators now want to abolish.

GOP Whip Eric Cantor said Obama is making a mistake by focusing on a building freeze for Jews in Jerusalem, instead of the Iranian threat.

There are no more Jewish Republican senators. The last one, Norm Coleman, was ousted after a court declared last week that he lost the election.