Israel Allies Caucus In U.S.A.

September 10, 2006

The founding of the new caucus, which will serve as a forum for outreach and communication among pro-Israel Christians, comes at a time of burgeoning ties between Israel and the predominantly pro-Israel evangelical Christian community around the world.

“I think that our basic appeal of reuniting people, and especially politicians around Israel, not on a temporary cost-benefit approach, built on the most fundamental values of our civilization emanating from the Bible has proven itself,” said Knesset Christian Allies Caucus founder MK [Knesset member] Yuri Shtern. He noted that similar parliamentary caucuses were being planned in the Philippines and in South Korea.

“This is not about religious observance or fundamentalism. It is about better understanding our identity and the things we are ready to fight for,” he said.

“The civilized world’s war with the Islamic terror regimes is, at its root, a war of values, and this congressional sister caucus to the Knesset’s Christian Allies Caucus signals a recognition that the Judeo-Christian values America and Israel share lie at the heart of their alliance and the special relationship between them,” said Knesset Christian Allies Caucus director Josh Reinstein.

By Etgar Lefkovits, The Jerusalem Post

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