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Elie Wiesel, Israeli Officials Address Christian Supporters of Israel at 28th Annual Night to Honor Israe
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
By: System Administrator
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John Hagee Ministries Donates $9 Million to Israeli and Jewish Charities at Event
SAN ANTONIO Over 6,000 Christian supporters of Israel attended the 28th annual Night to Honor Israel on Sunday at the Cornerstone Church in San Antonio, during which John Hagee Ministries donated $9 million to Israeli and Jewish charities.
Pastor John C. Hagee, President and CEO of John Hagee Ministries served as the event’s master of ceremonies. Among those joining Hagee on the stage were Holocaust survivor, novelist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel, Israel’s Minister of National Infrastructure Uzi Landau, and Israel’s Consul General to the Southwestern United States Asher Yarden.
“We gather here tonight to express our solidarity with the state of Israel and the Jewish people around the world,” Hagee said during his remarks.
After the event, Hagee noted “As Israel defends its citizens against a torrent of terror, the Jewish people should know that they are not alone.”
While introducing Wiesel, Hagee encouraged the crowd to read his book Night, saying that it “will change your life.”
In his remarks, Wiesel reiterated his call for Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahamdinejad to be indicted by the International Criminal Court for incitement of genocide and went on to call for suicide terrorism to be declared a crime against humanity. He also thanked the audience for their strong support of Israel and the Jewish people.
“Life is not made of years but of moments, some are privileged moments and tonight I realized that I had to come here also to live a privileged moment, to be with you,” Wiesel said. “Never in the history of my people have we witnessed an event such as this.”
“During all the episodes, all the events that filled the history of my people, there were so many moments when we felt so alone… And here we are… thousands of [Christians]… saying to the Jewish people we are with you,” Wiesel said.
Following Wiesel’s remarks, Hagee distributed his ministries’ donations to representatives of the 29 Jewish and Israeli non-profits, charities and humanitarian organizations receiving funds.
After the distribution, Israel’s Minister of Infrastructure, Uzi Landau addressed the crowd, discussing the threats presently facing Israel and thanking the audience for their “steadfast support of the people of Israel.”
“We must stop Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons…After five years of diplomacy Iran’s nuclear capabilities have progressed too far,” Landau said “The clock is ticking. This is the last diplomatic opportunity to stop Ahmadinejad’s ambitions.” (From remarks as prepared).
The following organizations received donations: Nefesh B'Nefesh ($1,000,000), the Jewish Agency for Israel ($1,000,000), Migdal Ohr ($1,000,000), the Barzilai Medical Center ($750,000), the Western Galilee Hospital ($500,000), the Ben Yakir Youth Village ($500,000), the Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity ($500,000), Netanya College ($400,000), the Or Movement ($350,000), the Jewish Federation of Greater Houston ($250,000), the Save a Child's Heart Foundation ($250,000), the Kiryat Yam Absorption Center -through the Jewish Agency for Israel- ($250,000), Ohr Torah Stone ($250,000), the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee ($250,000), Meir Panim ($250,000), Gush Katif ($200,000), the Council of Young Israel Rabbis in Israel ($150,000), the One Family Fund ($150,000), Gush Etzion ($150,000), Magen David Adom ($125,000), the Leo Baeck Education Center ($100,000), Ben Gurion University ($100,000), Just One Life ($100,000), Im Tirtzu ($100,000), the Shurat Hadin Israel Law Center ($100,000), Table to Table ($75,000), the Hadadi Center for Breast Cancer Survivors ($50,000), the Tikva Children's Home ($50,000), and the Hamaayan Banegev Center ($50,000).
Pastor John Hagee is also the Founder and National Chairman of Christians United for Israel (CUFI), the nation’s leading Christian pro-Israel organization. CUFI has held over 100 Night to Honor Israel events in cities across the country since its inception in 2006. These events teach Christians about the importance of supporting Israel and building bridges between the Christian and Jewish communities.
CUFI is among the largest Christian grassroots organizations in the United States, spanning all fifty states and reaching millions with its message. The group’s mission 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.
John Hagee Ministries broadcasts Pastor John Hagee’s message to viewers around the globe through several of the world’s largest Christian television networks.
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