Huckabee Sides With Convicted Spy, MAGA Only Now Noticing 'Dual Loyalty'
Axios reports the political right is 'outraged' by Mike Huckabee's meeting with Jonathan Pollard, an American who spent 30 years in prison for spying for Israel. The outrage stems from Pollard's post-release comments claiming spying on the U.S. for Israel is a 'moral duty.' While mainstream outlets spotlight MAGA's 'fissure' over Israel, they conveniently gloss over the decades of unconditional
U.S. political and financial support—often orchestrated by groups like AIPAC (which spent $44 million on lobbying and elections in 2022, per OpenSecrets.org)—that incentivized this perceived 'dual loyalty' in the first place. For years, politicians like Huckabee have championed legislation and aid packages for Israel without a whisper about national security implications. Now, with an actual
convicted spy celebrating his treachery, some are suddenly asking questions. One might wonder where this concern was when American tax dollars were funneled into a nation that knowingly cultivated assets like Pollard, or when U.S. leaders reflexively defended every Israeli action. It appears a 'moral duty' to spy for Israel only becomes problematic when it's explicitly stated by the spy himself,
rather than implicitly enabled by billions in aid.