AS IN THE CASE OF « SOUTH AFRICA », »US CHRISTIAN » RIGHT SUPPORT FOR THE « ISRAELI » GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN MOSTLY ON THE PROPAGANDA FRONT.IN PART,THE RELATIONSHIP STEMS FROM « ISRAEL’S ROLE AS THE PRIMARY US ALLY,BUT BEYOND THAT « ISRAEL » HOLDS OBVIOUS SPECIAL RELIGIOUS SIGNIFICANCE!
-THE SPECIAL SIGNIFICANCE WAS DRAMATIZED AT THE (« FEBRUARY 1988) NATIONAL RELIGIOUS BROADCASTERS CONVENTION WHERE,AS USUAL,THE « ISRAEL » GOVERNMENT WAS REPRESENTED IN TOURIST BOOTHS AND IN A LAVISH « PRAYER BREAKFAST » FOR « ISRAEL ».
-IN ADDITION,THAT YEAR, »ISRAELI » GOVERNMENT AND MILTARY OFFICIALS ORGANIZED A PRIVATE BRIEFING FOR CHRISTIAN MEDIA PRAYERS,WITH NO SECULAR PRESS ALLOWED.THE BRIEFING FEATURED « DR MOISHE AUMON »,CHIEF CONSUL FOR THE « ISRAELI » GOVERNMENT,AND « COL YEHUDA LEVY »,AN ISRAELI OFFICER OF « PALESTINIAN » ORIGIN. »LEVY » LEAD « ISRAEL’S FAMOUS « ENTEBE OPERATION » IN « UGANDA » UNDER THE RULE OF GENERAL « IDI AMIN DADA » IN THE (70S) AND WENT ON TO BECOME AN « ISRAELI DEFENSE FORCES »(IDF) SPOKESMAN DURING ISRAEL’S (1982) INVASION OF « LEBANON ».THE « NRB » BRIEFING TOOK PLACE AT THE HEIGHT OF TRHE PALESTINIAN UPRISING ON THE WEST BANK OF « GAZA »,JUST DAYS AFTER THE NEW YORK TIMES REPORTED ON THE « ISRAELI » MILTARY POLICY OF BREAKING THE HANDS OF « PALESTINIAN » DEMONSTRATORS.
-LEST THE RELIGIOUS BROADCASTERS BEGIN TO DOUBT THE HUMANITARIAN NATURE OF THE « ISRAELI » GOVERNMENT,THE MEETING WAS DESIGNED TO TELL THE UNTOLD STORY ABOUT THE SITUATION AND COUNTERACT DISTORTIONS CURRENTLY BEING PRESENTED IN THE MEDIA.TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CHRISTIAN BROADCASTERS WOULD RETURN TO THEIR TV AND RADIO STATIONS WITH TE CORRECT LINE FOR THEIR MILLIONS OF VIEWERS AND LISTENERS,THE »ISRAELIS » PROVIDED THEM WITH « PRO-ISRAEL » FILM CLIPS,AUDIO TAPES AND INFORMATION PACKETS WITH WHICH TO PRODUCE PROGRAMS.
2-(« SIGNS OF TIMES »):
IN SPITE OF THE HISTORICAL REVERENCE THAT CHRISTIANS HAVE FOR « ISRAEL » AS THE PLACE WHERE « JESUS- CHRIST » LIVED,DIED AND IS EXPECTED TO RETURN,THE POLITICAL COZINESS BETWEEN THE « US CHRISTIAN RIGHT » AND THE STATE OF « ISRAEL » HAS NOT ALWAYS BEEN AS LOVING AS IN THE RECENT DECADE.FOR THE MOST PART, »ISREALI » ADMIJNISTRATIONS HAVE BEEN JUSTIFIABLY WARY OF ALLYING WITH CHRISTIAN FUNDAMENTALLISTS WHO HAVE TRADITIONNALLY BEEN A MAJOR SOURCE OF ANTI-SEMITISM.SEVERAL DEVELOPEMENTS BEGINNING IN THE (« MID-1970S ») HAVE CHANGED THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN « ISRAEL » AND THE « CHRISTIAN RIGHT »;INCREASINGLY, POPULAR RELIGIOUS BROADCAST MINISTRIES,ESPEIALLY THOSE FOCUSED ON STUDIES OF THE « END-TIMES »,DREW « EVANGELICALS » TO PAY CLOSER ATTENTION TO « MIDDLE EAST POLITICS ».PERHAPS, MORE THAN ANYONE ELSE,HAL LINDSEY,AUTHOR OF THE LATE GREAT PLANET AND A FREQUENT GUEST ON TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK(AND SINCE (1984) ON HIS OWN NATIONALLY SYNDICATED WEEKLY PROGRAM),ADDED THE ISSUE OF « ISRAEL’S SECURITY TO THE POLITICAL AGENDA OF THE GROWING CHRISTIAN RIGHT MOVEMENT.IN CONSEQUENCE, THE ROLE OF ISRAEL IN BIBLICAL PROPHECY WAS A CONSTANT THEME ON THE MAJOR CHRISTIAN TV AND RADIO NETWORKS.(TO BE CONTINUED!)(AMEN)!
-« NOWADAYS AMERICAN EVANGELICALS OUGHT TO PAY CLOSER ATENTION TO WEST AFRICAN POLITICS JUST TO ADD THE ISSUE OF « IVORY COAST » FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS’ ISSUE TO THEIR POLITICAL AGENDA, KNOWING THE FACT THE EVANGELICAL TREND IS STILL TAKING HIGHER GROUND IN WEST AFRICA, PARTICULARLY IN « IVORY COAST » SINCE THE (90S)!BEING CHRISTIAN MEANS TO BE ON THE STAND BY TO SUPPORT THE WEAK, GROUNDED IN CHRISTIAN ETHICS!LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF ,IT’S THE RIGHT TIME NOW!
(FROM « SPIRITUAL WARFARE-THE POILITICS OF CHRISTIAN RIGHT »)-(THE EXTRA AND CONCLUSION » ARE FROM THE « CHIEF EDITOR »)(« IMAGE »: »FIRST AMERICAN CHURCH IN PARIS »)