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‘CUFI’ Supporting to ISRAEL
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Cufi/Bnuevas  on 20/08/2010 13:34:00

Thousands of pastors and Christian leaders met in Washington, DC, this week for
the annual Christians United for Israel (CUFI) summit.

Christians from all 50 states and around the world gathered in America's capital
July 20-22 for the sole purpose of supporting the state of Israel. John Hagee,
pastor of Cornerstone Church in San Antonio and the founder of CUFI, told the
crowd that the Bible is a Zionist text from Genesis to Revelation -- and
Christians, he stated, must speak out for Israel.
"Can we support any peace process that rejects Israel's right to exist? The
answer is no, we can't," he stated, answering his own question. "Peace is a
two-way street. Israel cannot make all the concessions for peace. The
Palestinians must also make concessions for peace."
Hagee pledged the group would stand with Israel against Islamic terrorists, the
threat of a nuclear-armed Iran, and growing threats to stop efforts to create a
Jewish state.
Lynn Scarborough, a Dallas-based media consultant and author of Talk Like Jesus,
attended the event and says she was encouraged -- but also that people need to
be aware of the kind of information being disseminated.
"There is so much anti-Semitic press out there that it's inappropriate and it's
incorrect," she shares. "One of the first things that [CUFI is] trying to do is
get the information about what is really going on."
Scarborough agrees with Hagee and says too many people expect Israel to give all
the concessions and others need to be willing to pursue peace as well.
"If you're going to reach an agreement, you have to be able to have an open hand
to have a handshake," says the author. "Well, with Iran, they have a clenched
fist -- you cannot shake hands with a man who has a clenched fist."
CUFI organizers say its goal is not to convert Jews but to educate and build
Christian support for Israel across the U.S.