Mike Huckabee: Faith and freedom, America and Israel's common thread

Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee draws a parallel between America's founding principles and Israel's ancient values, asserting they are deeply intertwined. Speaking from Israel, he noted that the U.S. Declaration of Independence, penned 250 years ago, proclaimed the revolutionary idea that freedom is a God-given birthright, not a government grant.

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freedom is not a gift from government – it is a birthright from God.

Huckabee emphasized that these foundational ideals did not arise in a vacuum but drew wisdom from the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, as revealed in the Hebrew Bible. He pointed out that the American founders were steeped in Scripture, using the Exodus story as a model for liberation from tyranny and drawing from the Hebrew concept of justice, which posits that law must be grounded in a higher moral order.

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With a single sheet of parchment and 56 signatures, America began the greatest political journey in human history.

He referenced George Washington's 1790 letter to the Hebrew Congregation in Newport, Rhode Island, affirming a promise against bigotry and persecution rooted in the same Judeo-Christian heritage that shaped the Declaration. As the U.S. approaches its 250th birthday, Huckabee reflected on representing the nation in Israel, a country that understands the cost of freedom and the fight for survival. He concluded that both American and Israeli stories, though different, share a common thread: the conviction that liberty is worth defending and that faith-driven people can achieve the impossible.

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America’s founding ideals and the Jewish people’s ancient values are not parallel lines – they are intertwined.