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octothorp · 09-23-2009, 12:26 PM

I think there are a lot of reasons. Some of it is sympathy for a group that has gone through more persecution than any other through their history. Some of it is a sense that because Israel was a western creation, the west needs to continue to stand up and defend it. And there are those who believe that the state of Israel has an important role in the Christian end-times story. There are those who see the Jewish people as important economic allies, and those who see them as important military allies against the arab nations. The validity of those reason though is another debate...

09-23-2009, 12:26 PM	#10
octothorp Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: not lurking Exp:	I think there are a lot of reasons. Some of it is sympathy for a group that has gone through more persecution than any other through their history. Some of it is a sense that because Israel was a western creation, the west needs to continue to stand up and defend it. And there are those who believe that the state of Israel has an important role in the Christian end-times story. There are those who see the Jewish people as important economic allies, and those who see them as important military allies against the arab nations. The validity of those reason though is another debate...