“What I am against—and what most Palestinian evangelical Arabs are against—is not Israel itself, but unjust and oppressive Israeli policies,” Mikhail said.Belief that God has a prophetic role for the modern national of Israel has caused some evangelicals to turn a blind eye to the suffering of Palestinians, he said.
“Because of American evangelicals’ embrace of the current state as the Israel of prophecy, they have supported policies that are harsh and oppressive—even against Christians, which is very ironic,” he said.
“Because of support from American evangelicals,Israel has been given a blank check—has been blindly supported and backed, right or wrong. And I believe that’s been unfortunate and unfair.”
thnic lineage and nationality do not matter to God, Mikhail insisted. The biblical promises of God to Israel belong to those who have entered into a faith relationship with him, he said.
In a breakout session at the Global Faith Forum, Mikhail joined Mark Braverman, Jewish-American author of Fatal Embrace: Christians, Jews and the Search for Peace in the Holy Land, and Sami Awad, founding director of Holy Land Trust, a Palestinian organization devoted to nonviolent initiatives in the Middle East.
Citing their own family stories, all three speakers insisted Christians, Jews and Muslims lived peaceably as neighbors in Jerusalem until 1948 when the Palestinians were expelled and the modern nation of Israel came into being.
“They lived in peace and respected each other. The only difference was when and where they went to pray,” Awad said.
Braverman insisted as a Jew, he wants “to save Israel from itself.” And, he insisted, Jesus of Nazareth offers the model for confronting the conflict.
“As a Palestinian Jew, living under Roman occupation, he taught compassion and love for one’s enemy,” Braverman said.
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See the film from the United States offer hope:
See the film from November 5, 2010 American Pentecostals and Evangelicals hits Palestinian Pentecostals and Evangelicals, and learn about the Israeli-Palestinian situation. This documentary from Pentecostals and Charismatics for Peace and Justice
November 5, 2010 American Pentecostals and Evangelicals hits Palestinian Pentecostals and Evangelicals, and learn about the Israeli-Palestinian situation. This documentary from Pentecostals and Charismatics for Peace and Justice
When catholic Bishop Elias Chacour, who demand vip treatment for him-so much for christian humbleness!- insult evangelicals?.
Christian Zionists and antizionists just forget every other issue -evangelism, missions, persecution, etc.- in order to endorse their respective side from political secular agenda.