US evangelist gives $6 million to Israel

US evangelist gives $6 million to Israel

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American evangelist John Hagee announced donations of $6 million to Israeli causes on Sunday and said that Israel must remain in control of all of Jerusalem.
Hagee, a Christian Zionist who has been in the spotlight lately for endorsing presidential candidate John McCain and criticizing the Catholic Church, brought hundreds of backers on a solidarity trip to Israel.

Hagee and his group, Christians United for Israel, joined keynote speaker Benjamin Netanyahu, the leader of Israel's hard-line opposition Likud Party, at a rally in support of Jerusalem remaining united and under Jewish control.

"Turning part or all of Jerusalem over to the Palestinians would be tantamount to turning it over to the Taliban," Hagee told an audience filled with Americans who waved Israeli flags and cheered.

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I always find this kind of thing more than a little troubling.

Such public support is nothing new, but to compare the palestinians to the taliban is sure to anger people and perhaps cause escalations in the "dispute"

Hardliners will point to this as "proof" that they are right.

Palestinians will use it as "proof" that they are victimized.

Really, the only thing this can do is create more militants - and we don't need any more of THOSE!

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