Ted Cruz Stands Up to ‘Hatred and Bigotry’ at Conference of Middle Eastern Christians

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Free Beacon:

Sen. Ted Cruz (R., Texas) said in an interview with the Washington Free Beacon that the “hatred and bigotry” he encountered when he was booed off the stage at a Middle Eastern Christian conference for defending Israel on Wednesday night was like nothing he has previously seen in his political career.

 

“I’ve certainly encountered audiences that disagreed with a particular point of view. But this virulent display of hatred and bigotry was remarkable, and considerably different from anything I’ve previously encountered,” Cruz said, just a few hours after his pro-Israel speech to the In Defense of Christians conference was drowned out by shouts and jeers from the audience.

 

The senator was booed off stage at the conference, which is aimed at raising awareness for the persecution of Middle Eastern Christians, after saying that Christians “have no greater ally than Israel” and calling on the audience to support the Jewish state.

 

“The division and anti-Semitism expressed tonight by some of the crowd is not reflective of the teachings of Christ, and is in fact directly contrary to the tenets of Christianity,” Cruz said.

 

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http://youtu.be/nB_mX4t5qpM

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‘If you will not stand with Israel and the Jews, then I will not stand with you.’ – Ted Cruz.

By: Moe Lane (Diary) | September 10th, 2014 at 11:00 PM

It would have been the easiest thing in the world for Senator Ted Cruz (R, Texas) to ignore the fact that the “In Defense of Christians” summit dinner that he was speaking tonight

http://www.redstate.com/2014/09/10/ted-cruz-israel-truth-to-power/

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Several articles I've seen seem to leave off the "Middle Eastern" part and just say Christian event.

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ASSYRIAN CHRISTIANS SUPPORT CRUZ AFTER WALKOUT

 

Assyrian Christians are standing with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) after he was booed for his support of Israel by some Middle East Christians gathered in Washington, D.C. Wednesday at an event hosted by an organization called "In Defense Of Christians." Yet not all of the Christians present disagreed with Cruz--and some have begun speaking out in favor of Cruz's view that defending Israel and defending Christians in the Middle East go hand-in-hand.

 

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2014/09/11/Assyrian-Christians-Support-Cruz-After-Walkout

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'IN DEFENSE OF CHRISTIANS' SUMMIT FEATURES SUPPORTERS OF HEZBOLLAH

 

Questions surround a Washington, D.C. conference whose stated purpose was to gather lawmakers, Eastern and Western churches, community leaders and a variety of Christian groups to confront the problem of genocide being perpetrated against Christians by ISIS.

According to Alana Goodman, writing at the Washington Free Beacon, In Defense of Christians (IDC) was funded by a controversial Clinton donor that featured pro-Hezbollah and pro-Assad speakers.

Clinton donor and Lebanese-Nigerian billionaire Gilbert Chagoury, who pledged $1 billion to the Clinton Global Initiative in 2009, reportedly provided funding for the IDC summit.

Chagoury, says the Free Beacon, also has backed Lebanese politician Michel Aoun, Hezbollah’s main Christian ally in the country, according to United States diplomatic cables published by WikiLeaks.

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2014/09/11/In-Defense-of-Christians-Summit-Features-Supporters-of-Hezbollah