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Evangelicals unite for Israel

More than 3,400 evangelical Christians converged on Washington to urge stronger support for Israel.

Christians United for Israel, with representatives from 50 states, attended a banquet Tuesday night and heard speakers including Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.); Israel’s ambassador to the United States, Daniel Ayalon; Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.); and Ken Mehlman, chairman of the Republican National Committee. The conference was the Christian group’s inaugural event.

Members of the group met Wednesday with legislators and attended a pro-Israel rally near the White House.

[highlight]“Israel has been a longtime friend and ally of the United States, and Christians everywhere have a biblical responsibility to support the Jewish people,” said the Rev. John Hagee, the organization’s founder.[/highlight]