Our enemies don’t fear us and our allies don’t trust us. Yet, as our leaders have recently distanced America from Israel, our country has seen an increase in racial, economic, military and political strife. And because America received the Jewish people of the world, God richly blessed our nation. I believe our nation was founded as a haven of refuge for the Jewish people as they sought asylum from the rampant anti-Semitism of Europe. History has proven beyond reasonable doubt that the people and the nations that have cursed Israel and the Jews have indeed experienced the wrath of a jealous God who neither slumbers nor sleeps in His defense of His people (Psalm 121:4). As for me, I choose to believe that it is the inerrant Word of God. The Bible clearly states that the Lord will bless those who bless Israel and curse those that curse His beloved people (Genesis 12:3). Why is it so important for the United States to support Israel? Miraculously, we all agreed that the appointed time had come to show our unconditional support for Israel and her people and CUFI was born.ģ. I gave him my word that I would try once again to unite Christians under one banner and that banner would be the “unconditional support of Israel and the Jewish people.” In February of 2006, I invited 400 of the top Christian leaders of churches, universities, media, and para-church organizations to meet in San Antonio, Texas with the purpose of establishing Christians United for Israel. I often say, I first went to Israel as a tourist and returned a Zionist!ĭuring one of my many visits with Prime Minister Netanyahu, we discussed the fact that Israel had many friends within Christianity but that we were not unified. It was in Jerusalem that the Lord called me to support Israel and the Jewish people. It was in Jerusalem that I was changed forever. Once in Jerusalem I prayed at the Western Wall along with a Jewish rabbi I did not know. I showed a film titled Apples of Gold to my church congregation in early 1978, and it was what first motivated me to visit Israel. When did you first discover your love for Israel? A portion of the interview was included in the actual newsletter, but you can read the full length interview right here!ġ. Recently we had the opportunity to interview John Hagee about Israel for our July monthly partner newsletter.
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