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Last update - 00:00 06/04/2008
U.S. evangelist pledges $6 million in contributions to Israel
By The Associated Press
Tags: John McCain, Evangelists 

American evangelist John Hagee on Sunday announced donations of $6 million to a number of Israeli causes and declared that Israel must
remain in control of all of Jerusalem.

Hagee, who has been in the news lately for his endorsement of U.S.
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residential candidate John McCain and his criticism of the Catholic Church, brought hundreds of backers on a solidarity trip to Israel.

Hagee's group, Christians United for Israel, held a colorful rally at
Jerusalem's convention center.

The mostly American audience waved Israeli flags and cheered as Hagee joined keynote speaker Likud Party Chair Benjamin Netanyahu to insist Jerusalem remain united and under Jewish control.

"Turning part or all of Jerusalem over to the Palestinians would be tantamount to turning it over to the Taliban," Hagee said.

Among the 16 causes Hagee supported with the contributions he announced were divided the Magen David Adom emergency service and a conference center in the West Bank settlement of Ariel.

The fate of Jewish settlements like Ariel is one of the issues at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Support of evangelicals for Israel's maintaining control of all of the West Bank endears them to Israeli hardliners but troubles more dovish activists.

"If they're giving money to mainstream causes it's hard to object," said
political analyst Yossi Alpher, who edits an Israeli-Arab online newsletter.

But he added, "When they give money to extreme right-wing causes and when they direct their political support there, they are damaging the peace process."

Hagee's statements about Catholicism caused McCain to distance himself last month. The San Antonio pastor suggested that Catholic anti-Semitism shaped German Nazi ruler Adolf Hitler, among other comments.

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      1.   six million? wonder why 23:51  |  henry 06/04/08
      2.   Hagee the "would like to be" king of Israel.... 23:58  |  Swiss (Dino) 06/04/08
      3.   Rev. Hagee go, you are the man, go. Exposing Islam like it is 00:04  |  Genuine Tosefta 07/04/08
      4.   Thank you Pastor Hagee for your courage to take a stand and thus 00:06  |  Virginia 07/04/08
      5.   Peace to the Righteous. 01:24  |  Arab DRUZE Muslim 07/04/08
      6.   Hagee does what he does because of the King of Israel.Not because 01:38  |  Virginia 07/04/08
      7.   A crusader in the holy land 01:47  |  Abu Ali 07/04/08
      8.   Israel`s Secret Weapon 01:48  |  Robert 07/04/08
      9.   henry, you ain`t seen nothing yet!!! God`s plan for the Jewish 01:55  |  Virginia 07/04/08
      10.   More proof Rev. Hagee is far better friend than Reform Head Yoffi 01:56  |  Chaim 07/04/08
      11.   If you like this racist so much, let`s swap! 02:03  |  Aphemia 07/04/08
      12.   Abu, Why do you call Pastor Hagee "unholy"? When what he has done 02:12  |  is a Loving gesture. 07/04/08
      13.   He Can Kiss 02:19  |  JJ 07/04/08
      14.   The USA Loves Israel!!! But we want to keep the Jews we have too. 02:20  |  Is that okay? 07/04/08
      15.   John Hagee - The single worst human being 03:21  |  Che Vive 07/04/08
      16.   with Friends like Hagee..Israel needs no Enemy.. 03:30  |  Ali 07/04/08
      17.   THANK YOU Rev Hagee true friend of Israel & Jews 03:33  |  around the world 07/04/08
      18.   KOL HaKAVOD ALL RESPECT TO HAGEE & CHRISTIANS!!! 03:34  |  Dodi Meyer 07/04/08
      19.   Hagee and McCain, True (Non) Jewish Heroes 03:38  |  Dave lLevy 07/04/08
      20.   The Devil and his brain dead minions visit Jerusalem 03:48  |  anti-racist 07/04/08
      21.   Hagee is right 03:49  |  Brod 07/04/08
      22.   Thank you Rev. Hagee - We love you too. 03:58  |  Esther 07/04/08
      23.   The Bloated Baptist 04:07  |  Michael 07/04/08
      24.   Hagee Vs Yoffi 04:43  |  Joe 07/04/08
      25.   Hagee 04:48  |  America 07/04/08
      26.   The King of Israel, God Himself; King of kings and Lord of lords! 04:48  |  Come our Mighty King 07/04/08
      27.   Go Hagee Go 04:53  |  Max Molenaar 07/04/08
      28.   Michael From Pittsburg..... 04:58  |  Max Molenaar 07/04/08
      29.   No 10 Great! Our friend Ali is worried about Jews! 05:04  |  d 07/04/08
      30.   a sad day 05:24  |  anti evang christian 07/04/08
      31.   How much did REFORM YOFFI give ??!?!? 05:24  |  amir 07/04/08
      32.   hagee divorced 1st wife after HE cheated 05:28  |  weegie 07/04/08
      33.   Rev John Hagee 05:31  |  Rabbi Yakov Lazaros 07/04/08
      34.   Rev. Hagee 05:46  |  Dr. Barry Reder 07/04/08
      35.   J`lem is a Palestinian city. Jews violently occupy it. 06:05  |  POP 07/04/08
      36.   You`re a better "Jew" than we are, Gunga deen 06:09  |  Gordon 07/04/08
      37.   John Hagee and Osama 06:19  |  jay 07/04/08
      38.   Hagee is not a friend of the Jews 07:18  |  david 07/04/08
      39.   The Rapture 07:20  |  Khalid 07/04/08
      40.   Hagee should donate money to gay couses too 08:16  |  Yaakov Sullivan 07/04/08
      41.   Jerusalem is Jewish and will remain Jewish. 08:18  |  Jean Van Daem 07/04/08
      42.   to Arab DRUZE Muslim # 5 08:56  |  dovale 07/04/08
      43.   Hagee - the difference 08:59  |  JW 07/04/08
      44.   #43 Eliat 09:46  |  Arab DRUZE Muslim 07/04/08
      45.   Hagee .. Luxury homes, high living, and 8 cars in the drive 09:47  |  Natallie Durson 07/04/08
      46.   Hagee and Bin Laden, where is the (moral) difference....??? 10:32  |  Swiss (Dino) 07/04/08
      47.   even angels have fallen 10:43  |  Jack Paulden 07/04/08
      48.   POP.Jerusalem,the city of David,bulit long before Arab invaders 10:56  |  PETER SM 07/04/08
      49.   POP PALS turn to Mecca to pray,Jews turn to Jerusalemfor millenia 11:04  |  PETER SM 07/04/08
      50.   KHALID Nasrallah wants all Jews in Israel to save him- 11:20  |  PETER SM 07/04/08
      51.   LET THEM WASTE THEIR MONEY... 11:52  |  TripleJump 07/04/08
      52.   They are sponsoring LAND GRAB 11:54  |  Boris 07/04/08
      53.   PETER SM#48... David WAS NOT A ZIONIST 12:05  |  TripleJump 07/04/08
      54.   THIS MAN HAGEE, I ADMIRE HIM 12:16  |  indrajaya 07/04/08
      55.   TRIPLEJUMP.THE EVIDENCE IS RIGHT THERE IN CITY OF DAVID MUSEUM 12:35  |  PETER SM 07/04/08
      56.   What a Creep 12:39  |  El-Birawi 07/04/08
      57.   TRIPLEJUMP.SLEEPING IN HISTORY CLASS? 12:44  |  PETER SM 07/04/08
      58.   US evangelists an Dati in general 13:05  |  ClodB168 France 07/04/08
      59.   God bless them for their efforts 13:33  |  Avi 07/04/08
      60.   #5 are you marching with your Druze counterparts... 13:36  |  Avi 07/04/08
      61.   #58 ClodB dit des sotises 13:45  |  Hastaroth 07/04/08
      62.   El-Birawi I am shocked by your reply 13:46  |  Avi 07/04/08
      63.   Joe of Las Vegas makes an excellent point 13:52  |  Avi 07/04/08
      64.   You have to hand it to Hagee - 13:53  |  English Resident 07/04/08
      65.   # 5, Who wrote it? What exactly does it say? 14:06  |  What makes you think 07/04/08
      66.   Donations, Donations, Donations 14:13  |  Mary 07/04/08
      67.   It Has Come Down To This 14:31  |  Yaakov Sullivan 07/04/08
      68.   A MONEY LAUNDERING CENTER 14:38  |  indrajaya 07/04/08
      69.   Hagee and his like are the Last Crusaders 14:43  |  El-Birawi 07/04/08
      70.   Where is were divided? 14:43  |  Shlomo 07/04/08
      71.   # 67, In your judgement... 14:47  |  . 07/04/08
      72.   The money is clean Indy, given in selfless Love. 14:50  |  Virginia 07/04/08
      73.   Has Anyone Ever Asked This "Pastor"? 14:52  |  Yaakov Sullivan 07/04/08
      74.   Re- Yaakov Sullivan 15:03  |  American Christian 07/04/08
      75.   Re- Triple Jump 15:10  |  American Christian 07/04/08
      76.   HAGEE`S A GOOD FRIEND TO ISRAEL 15:17  |  petra 07/04/08
      77.   # 56 El Birawi....his parishioners know what 15:20  |  Lynn 07/04/08
      78.   American Christian, and now you know time sequences? 15:22  |  Yaakov Sullivan 07/04/08
      79.   # 32 SO WHAT? HE`S A HUMAN REMEMBER NEWT GINGRICH? 15:23  |  petra 07/04/08
      80.   # 33 RABBI AMEN!!!!!!! 15:23  |  petra 07/04/08
      81.   # 68 IT`S CALLED `BRACA` LOOK IT UP. 15:26  |  petra 07/04/08
      82.   # 69 El Birawi...clean up your own backyard 15:26  |  Lynn 07/04/08
      83.   Israel will unify us Petra. and there is so much more where that 15:27  |  came from 07/04/08
      84.   American christian and Kings and isaiah 15:30  |  Yaakov Sullivan 07/04/08
      85.   lynn, you sound like Judas in your advice to El Birawi 15:33  |  Yaakov Sullivan 07/04/08
      86.   Just waiting for the Tax man 15:52  |  El-Birawi 07/04/08
      87.   Come, O house of Jacob, let us walk in the light of the Lord 15:58  |  Isaiah 2:5 07/04/08
      88.   Follow the money trail 16:04  |  Jason 07/04/08
      89.   Fools!!! 16:04  |  Alex 07/04/08
      90.   # 86, EL-BIRAWI 16:10  |  indrajaya 07/04/08
      91.   Yossi Alpher is an idiot 16:25  |  Annie 07/04/08
      92.   Yaakov Sullivan 16:27  |  Maura 07/04/08
      93.   Those crazy left-wing ex-Mossad agents 17:12  |  Aphemia 07/04/08
      94.   A touching act of charity. 17:13  |  Horst Wessel 07/04/08
      95.   Alex, As a single mom of 2, I take offense. My pennies are in 17:23  |  there!!! 07/04/08
      96.   Anti-Semites for Israel 17:32  |  peacelover 07/04/08
      97.   More bribe money to lead Israel......... 17:36  |  Deborah 07/04/08
      98.   # 83 AMEN G-D IS ISRAEL AND LIVES IN ZION. 17:44  |  petra 07/04/08
      99.   God bless Hagee! 17:47  |  IW 07/04/08
      100.   # 97 BULLSHOES! 17:49  |  petra 07/04/08
      101.   Maura, I am not impugning his faith only enquiring as to what it 18:01  |  Yaakov Sullivan 07/04/08
      102.   I thought the left fringe is for freedom of expression? Not? 18:03  |  17 07/04/08
      103.   A symbolic number of dollars 18:06  |  Tosefta 07/04/08
      104.   These Christians care more for Israel than most Jews. 18:07  |  alan 07/04/08
      105.   Re- Petra 18:10  |  American Christian 07/04/08
      106.   Henry I was wondering are you really clueless. 18:12  |  Robert/Montreal 07/04/08
      107.   Yaakov Sullivan, here is the verse what is your Point? 18:22  |  Robert/Montreal 07/04/08
      108.   peacelover? I`m not sure 18:23  |  Goldenberg 07/04/08
      109.   I cannot understand 18:24  |  American Christian 07/04/08
      110.   Yaakov , seriously do you want Moshiach Now? 18:29  |  Robert/Montreal 07/04/08
      111.   American Christian#109 I have read your posts regularly 18:39  |  Robert/Montreal zion 07/04/08
      112.   Yaakov 18:42  |  Retread 07/04/08
      113.   John Hagee...Jews for Jesus....do we need this s**t? 18:48  |  Ofer Maimon 07/04/08
      114.   Israel leadership should not get intricated with Evangelists 18:49  |  Mike 07/04/08
      115.   Money Laundering indrajaya 19:36  |  Adam 07/04/08
      116.   Hagee Divorced 19:44  |  Adam 07/04/08
      117.   Re- Mike 19:46  |  American Christian 07/04/08
      118.   El-Birawi -- Don`t be bitter 19:49  |  Gina 07/04/08
      119.   Good old POP 19:55  |  Rozz 07/04/08
      120.   JJ and his *** 19:57  |  Adam 07/04/08
      121.   Che Vive - not in the know 20:06  |  Adam 07/04/08
      122.   El-Birawi 20:06  |  Gina 07/04/08
      123.   Spanish Proverb 20:06  |  Chaval 07/04/08
      124.   Yaakov Sullivan -- LOL You don`t even know the story! 20:20  |  Gina 07/04/08
      125.   Hagee is a vile human being 20:26  |  Justice 07/04/08
      126.   Gina If that is so #122 20:32  |  IRS 07/04/08
      127.   Swiss -- No difference between yours and Bin Laden`s 20:39  |  Gina 07/04/08
      128.   Yaakov Sullivan 20:44  |  Maura 07/04/08
      129.   Hagee wants his reward NOW- not in afterlife 20:47  |  IRS 07/04/08
      130.   IRS 20:48  |  Gina 07/04/08
      131.   Gina on her "blessings" 21:07  |  Yaakov Sullivan 07/04/08
      132.   Hagee is my enemy 22:41  |  robin 07/04/08
      133.   A six million dalla`s question to Hagee 22:53  |  zmogus 07/04/08
      134.   Bless Our Christian Friends 22:54  |  Jane 07/04/08
      135.   It is not about 6mil or 6 dollars 23:02  |  TonyL 07/04/08
      136.   Yaakov Sullivan 23:04  |  Gina 07/04/08
      137.   Drivel written by "Esther"#22 is ofcourse not me... 23:08  |  Esther 07/04/08
      138.   # 85 Yaakov Sullivan....I don`t understand 23:10  |  Lynn 07/04/08
      139.   # 131 Yaakov Sullivan...El Birawi whined about not 23:17  |  Lynn 07/04/08
      140.   # 127 Gina Lollobrigida (mi dispiace, "Lollo".....:) 23:18  |  Swiss (Dino) 07/04/08
      141.   US 6 million dollars? Hilarious. 23:30  |  Mark B. 07/04/08
      142.   money that will go to kick palestinian family out of their home 23:31  |  Ali 07/04/08
      143.   Yaakov 23:52  |  Maura 07/04/08
      144.   I love Israel 00:13  |  Mark 08/04/08
      145.   Yaakov Sullivan 00:36  |  Retread 08/04/08
      146.   #44 Arab DRUZE Muslim.Buttt.****I Know About the DRUZE.Please.. 00:41  |  Ross 08/04/08
      147.   Yaakov Sullivan 00:47  |  Retread 08/04/08
      148.   Ah John Hagee - gotta love him! 01:18  |  tadchase 08/04/08
      149.   sick and deranged (Hagee) 01:24  |  IRS 08/04/08
      150.   #117 American Christian...I Agree With All You Said,And.. 01:58  |  Ross 08/04/08
      151.   Yaakov sullivan....when it comes to ugly, 02:14  |  Lynn 08/04/08
      152.   @151 Lynn, I am afraid you are wrong this time 02:47  |  Mark B. 08/04/08
      153.   Hagee and his minions 02:54  |  Oasis 08/04/08
      154.   hagee divorced 1st wife after She cheated 03:37  |  Jack 08/04/08
      155.   #143 As a Catholic I have a right to judge his faith 04:38  |  Yaakov Sullivan 08/04/08
      156.   #151 I am a simple follower of Jesus for your records 04:45  |  Yaakov Sullivan 08/04/08
      157.   #110 Robert, I believe Jesus will return very soon 04:53  |  Yaakov Sullivan 08/04/08
      158.   # 152 Mark B...I probably should have added 06:35  |  Lynn 08/04/08
      159.   #55 PeterSM. What is your totem, here in Aboriginal Australia? 06:38  |  Maureen Ann 08/04/08
      160.   FOR the Israel bad,Arabs good brigade this is all too much 08:26  |  PETER SM 08/04/08
      161.   From a Christian - Beloved Jerusalem 11:01  |  Gabi G 08/04/08
      162.   Take the money 03:58  |  PK 09/04/08
      163.   #666 Mary, Mary, Mary quite contrary.. 04:12  |  PK 09/04/08
      164.   #68-indrajaya-SPEAKING OF DIRTY LAUNDRY 04:22  |  PK 09/04/08
      165.   Hagee is too Fat 07:07  |  Two tons of belts 11/04/08
      166.   #5 DRUZE 17:48  |  Gary Sharpe 26/05/08
      167.   #7 Abu 17:50  |  Gary Sharpe 26/05/08
      168.   RE: J`lem is a Palestinian city. Jews violently occupy it. 18:02  |  Gary Sharpe 26/05/08
      169.   after the zionists hes planning his return 19:47  |  muslim 16/06/08
      170.   prayer blessed HOLYSPIRITcome mightly 03:25  |  elisabeth 01/07/09
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