U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee and his wife Janet shared a lighthearted Purim greeting this week featuring their dogs Gumbo and Bandit dressed in festive Purim costumes.

In the video posted to social media, Gumbo wears an outfit adorned with the Israeli flag while Bandit sports the American flag. The two pups also wear colorful holiday hats as Huckabee recounts the story of Purim, explaining how more than two thousand years ago God used Queen Esther and Mordechai to save the Jewish people from destruction in ancient Persia.

Purim commemorates the dramatic events recorded in the Scroll of Esther, when the Persian official Haman plotted to annihilate the Jews but was ultimately defeated and executed on the very gallows he prepared for Mordechai. This year the holiday falls on March 2 and 3, with Jerusalem and other walled cities observing it a day later in accordance with Jewish tradition.

“Janet and I want to wish all of our Jewish friends in Israel, America and all over the world a very happy Purim, right boys?” Huckabee says in the clip, encouraging the dogs to join in the greeting.

The cheerful holiday message comes just days after Huckabee made headlines for a widely viewed airport interview with commentator Tucker Carlson. In the exchange, Carlson pressed the ambassador on U.S. policy toward Israel and biblical connections to the land. Huckabee firmly defended the U.S. Israel alliance and pushed back against criticism, reinforcing his longstanding support for the Jewish state.

Earlier this week Huckabee also met with senior Israeli lawmakers at the Knesset, where he reaffirmed the strength of the partnership between the United States and Israel amid ongoing regional tensions and rising antisemitism.