Mike Huckabee draws Israeli criticism

US Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee drew rare criticism from Israel for comments in which he accused President Barack Obama of marching Israelis “to the door of the oven” in a nuclear deal with Iran.

Israeli transport minister Yisrael Katz said on Facebook the former Arkansas governor was “genuinely concerned” about Israel’s future but was wrong to refer to Nazi gas chambers that killed millions of Jews in voicing alarm over the July 14 accord between world powers and Iran.

Israel has called the agreement a threat to its survival and has urged US lawmakers to reject the deal, saying it would give Iran a “sure path” to nuclear weapons.