Christian Zionists Send Thousands of Emails to the White House
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
By: System Administrator

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Brog: Administration should be “a more careful steward of the long-standing US-Israel relationship”

WASHINGTON More than 20,000 Christian Zionists emailed the White House in just over twenty-four hours in order to express their disappointment with the Obama Administration’s exaggerated and unnecessary reaction to last week'sannouncement by Israel's Interior Ministry on construction permits in Jerusalem. The emails were sent in response to an action alert distributed at noon yesterday by Christians United for Israel (CUFI).

The focus of the email campaign is to ask the White House to “end this unnecessary crisis, return to a more productive approach, and stand with [America’s] ally Israel.”

“The incredible response to our action alert is a clear indication that Christian Zionists are firmly committed to a strong US-Israel relationship,” said Pastor John Hagee, founder and chairman of CUFI.

“While the timing of the Interior Ministry’s announcement was regrettable, the Administration has turned a minor flap into a much larger incident.This overreaction does not advance the cause of peace, and may well imperil it. Let's not forget that the Israelis have taken repeated risks for peace over the years and continue to support direct negotiations towards a twostate solution. Nothing about this Israeli approach has changed,”said David Brog, CUFI executive director.

“CUFI will continue this effort through the week, and our hope is that in the following days the President will recognize that Americans of all faiths expect his administration to be a more careful steward of the long-standing US-Israel relationship,” Brog said.

Christians United for Israel is the largest pro-Israel organization in the United States and one of the leading Christian grassroots movements in the world. CUFI spans all fifty states and reaches millions with its message. Each year CUFI holds hundreds of pro-Israel events in cities around the country. And each July, thousands of pro-Israel Christians gather in Washington, D.C. to participate in the CUFI Washington Summit and make their voices heard in support of Israel and the Jewish people.

CUFI’smission is to provide a national association through which every pro-Israel church,parachurch organization, ministry or individual in America can speak and act with one voice in support of Israel.