Peace for the World

Peace for the World
First democratic leader of Justice the Godfather of the Sri Lankan Tamil Struggle: Honourable Samuel James Veluppillai Chelvanayakam

Sunday, March 24, 2019

'Tip of the spear': The US Christian movement praying for Trump and Israel

AIPAC faces noisy scrutiny over its lobbying for Israel, but is it Christian Zionist evangelicals who wield real influence in the White House?
A poster on a street in Jerusalem paid for by the pro-Israel Christian evangelist group Friends of Zion on 11 December 2017 (AFP)

By Azad Essa- 24 March 2019 
In the United States, criticising Israel often comes at a cost.
In the case of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, a black Muslim and former refugee, the price came in the form of death threats, online abuse, and attempts to have her removed from office.