7,000 Americans Flock To Israel
What A Festive Occasion
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Born Again Christian
The 73-year-old from Tennessee is actually a born-again
Christian, part of a growing group of devout Protestants, many from
the United States, who are supporting Israel with their votes and
their wallets.
"Coming here just does something inside of me," McCaleb said at
Shiloh, a holy Jewish site in the occupied West Bank where the Bible
says the Ark of the Covenant once rested. "This land belongs to God,
and God gave it to the Jews."
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What A Special Time
7,000 mostly evangelical Christians from across the world flocked
to the Holy Land this week to celebrate the Jewish festival of Sukkoth
and to show support for Israel.
During the event, busloads of pilgrims traveled in bullet-proof buses
to Jewish sites in the West Bank -- which some Jews call Judea and
Samaria -- and to Jewish settlements, which are deemed illegal under
international law.
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A Chance To Meet The 'Elite IDF'
Some pilgrims toured army bases and donated gifts to Israeli
soldiers while others gave money to buy mobile bomb shelters for
communities near the border with the Gaza Strip, which are often
targeted by rockets from Palestinian militants in the enclave.
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A Chance To Meet God's People
Shouting "Amen" and "Hallelujah" as settlers acting as tour guides
vowed to hold onto "the land of their forefathers" in the West Bank,
the pilgrims said it was their duty as Christians to support Israel
against a broader Muslim threat.
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God Gave This Land To The Jews
"We are here to support the Jewish people and to bless them," said
Scott Fritz from California. "The idea of giving land back to the
Palestinians is completely wrong."
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Christian Zionists Is The Jew's Greatest Ally
This pro-Israel lobby raise millions of dollars each year to
support projects in Israel and to lobby Washington.
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No Sympathy For The Arabs
"Governments come and go but anyone who tries to give away God's
land will fall," settler Yehudit Tayar told one of the buses,
prompting cheers from the pilgrims.
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