Post by Guadalupe on Jul 22, 2014 15:11:06 GMT -5
WASHINGTON (July 22, 2014) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel appreciates Christian support as it fights to stop rocket attacks from Gaza.
The Israeli leader spoke by video link to thousands of members of Christians United for Israel at their annual conference in Washington.
Netanyahu said, "You don't fall into the trap of saying, 'Well of course we recognize Israel's right of self-defense,' as long as we don't exercise it."
Netanyahu said Hamas and other Islamic groups hate both Jews and Christians, and he told the group that Israel is the only place in the Middle East where Christians are free to practice their faith.
The founder of Christians United for Israel, the Rev. John Hagee, said they'll support the people of Israel "now and forever."
Meanwhile, Netanyahu says the world should hold Hamas accountable for the latest round of violence.
He says the refusal by Hamas to agree to a cease-fire has prevented an early end to the fighting. The Israeli leader responded today to a call from U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for the two sides to address the root causes of the fighting and work toward bringing about a two-state solution.
Netanyahu says Hamas -- with a charter calling for the destruction of Israel -- doesn't want a two-state solution.
- See more at: www.onenewsnow.com/ap/world/israeli-leader-thanks-christian-supporters#.U87EgYBdXs4
The Israeli leader spoke by video link to thousands of members of Christians United for Israel at their annual conference in Washington.
Netanyahu said, "You don't fall into the trap of saying, 'Well of course we recognize Israel's right of self-defense,' as long as we don't exercise it."
Netanyahu said Hamas and other Islamic groups hate both Jews and Christians, and he told the group that Israel is the only place in the Middle East where Christians are free to practice their faith.
The founder of Christians United for Israel, the Rev. John Hagee, said they'll support the people of Israel "now and forever."
Meanwhile, Netanyahu says the world should hold Hamas accountable for the latest round of violence.
He says the refusal by Hamas to agree to a cease-fire has prevented an early end to the fighting. The Israeli leader responded today to a call from U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for the two sides to address the root causes of the fighting and work toward bringing about a two-state solution.
Netanyahu says Hamas -- with a charter calling for the destruction of Israel -- doesn't want a two-state solution.
- See more at: www.onenewsnow.com/ap/world/israeli-leader-thanks-christian-supporters#.U87EgYBdXs4