Posted on May 29, 2023
Near the Western Wall, Jewish radicals shout at Christian Evangelicals to ‘go home’
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Christian worshipers who prayed at an archeological park bordering the Western Wall on Sunday, were met by hundreds of Jewish protesters, including Jerusalem’s deputy mayor, shouting at them to leave.
The protesters were responding to an Evangelical Christian call for prayer at the Davidson Center, which is situated south of the Western Wall Plaza and features access to a segment of the Jewish holy site.
The incident underlines the strains on the relations of religious Israeli nationalists with Christian Evangelicals, who politically and financially support Israel as well as the strategic goals of religious nationalists, but diverge radically from them on theology.
The protesters were responding to an Evangelical Christian call for prayer at the Davidson Center, which is situated south of the Western Wall Plaza and features access to a segment of the Jewish holy site.
The incident underlines the strains on the relations of religious Israeli nationalists with Christian Evangelicals, who politically and financially support Israel as well as the strategic goals of religious nationalists, but diverge radically from them on theology.
Near the Western Wall, Jewish radicals shout at Christian Evangelicals to ‘go home’
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."The International House of Prayer of Kansas City on its website article for the event did not mention any attempt to convert Jews to Christianity. But the page advertising it featured a recommended article titled “Jews Come Home to Jesus,” by Pastor John Piper, who wrote that “a priority is given to the Jewish people in the Christian mission.”
According to a Haaretz article from 2018, Evangelical Christians in recent years have raised more than $60 million for projects in the West Bank alone. Evangelical tourism to Israel in 2017 accounted for at least 440,000 arrivals to Israel.
David Franzose, a tour guide who is active on Twitter and has publicly supported Netanyahu, addressed this aspect of the relationship with Evangelical Christians in responding to the Sunday’s incident.
“I see what’s happening at the Davidson Center in Jerusalem: A riot by hooligans including the deputy mayor, Arieh King,” wrote Franzose on Twitter. “I’m addressing you as a tour guide who works with the Christians. And I’m telling you publicly that you are a fool who’s causing tremendous damage.”
..."The International House of Prayer of Kansas City on its website article for the event did not mention any attempt to convert Jews to Christianity. But the page advertising it featured a recommended article titled “Jews Come Home to Jesus,” by Pastor John Piper, who wrote that “a priority is given to the Jewish people in the Christian mission.”
According to a Haaretz article from 2018, Evangelical Christians in recent years have raised more than $60 million for projects in the West Bank alone. Evangelical tourism to Israel in 2017 accounted for at least 440,000 arrivals to Israel.
David Franzose, a tour guide who is active on Twitter and has publicly supported Netanyahu, addressed this aspect of the relationship with Evangelical Christians in responding to the Sunday’s incident.
“I see what’s happening at the Davidson Center in Jerusalem: A riot by hooligans including the deputy mayor, Arieh King,” wrote Franzose on Twitter. “I’m addressing you as a tour guide who works with the Christians. And I’m telling you publicly that you are a fool who’s causing tremendous damage.”
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