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Friday, May 16, 2008

Jewish Women's Archive: This Day of Jewish American Heritage


Some worry about motives
as Christians rally for Israel
Ian Wagreich Photography -- Courtesy of The Fellowship/Stand for Israel
Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.) speaks at "Stand for Israel" day in Washington April 2.
If you walked into the Mayflower Hotel in Washington recently, you might have thought you were at a meeting of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee — until you heard the shouts of “Hallelujah” and “amen” that accompanied the thunderous applause for pro-Israel sentiments. The first “Stand for Israel” day brought pro-Israel Christian activists to Washington just a day after AIPAC had finished its lobbying on Capitol Hill.

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