Ambassador Friedman: Evangelicals 'Support Israel With Greater Devotion' Than Many Jews

Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz : May 21, 2018
Breakingisraelnews.com

The Israeli Ambassador to the US was quoted as saying that "devout Christians" were now the "backbone" of the United States support for Israel.

(Israel)— [Breakingisraelnews.com] The historic opening of the US Embassy in Jerusalem was a religious as well as a political event with several prominent Christian leaders present. This support was not lost on US Ambassador David Friedman. In an interview with the New York Times on Saturday, Friedman said that Evangelical Christians "support Israel with much greater fervor and devotion than many in the Jewish community." (Photo: US Ambassador to Israel, David Friedman speaks at the official opening ceremony of the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem on May 14, 2018/Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90/via BIN)

"You're running a country, you need friends, you need alliances, you need to protect your people," Friedman said. Friedman, an Orthodox Jew and ardent supporter of Israel, acknowledged that Christian support was essential to the embassy move and as such, invited Pastor Robert Jeffress and Rev. John C. Hagee to speak at the opening because "they're two of the most followed leaders of the Evangelical community, and I wanted to honor the community for having been so constructive in helping to move this along"...

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