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U.S. Jewish, Christian groups back Lebanon operation
By Daphna Berman, Haaretz Correspondent
Jewish and pro-Israel Christian groups in both Israel and the United States have expressed support for the Israel Defense Forces operation in Lebanon."This was certainly an unprovoked attack and Israel has every right to go in and pound them," said Ray Sanders, executive director of Christian Friends of Israel. "It needs to be made very clear that what they [Hezbollah] have done is an act of injustice and Israel has every right to defend herself."
Other pro-Israel Christian groups joined in the chorus of support.
Evangelist radio host Earl Cox of Front Page Jerusalem Global Radio Network called the Hezbollah incursions "barbaric acts of terrorism" and called on his listeners to contact their representatives to "demand" that the United Nations Security Council "take action in support of Israel."
The International Christian Embassy in Jerusalem said that "Israel has a right to defend herself" and voiced support for the country's measures to ensure "peace and security in the region."
A spokesman for the organization added that its members have gathered to pray that Israel's military and political leadership will continue to exercise "wisdom and unity."
Jewish groups also leaped to Israel's defense. In a letter to U.S. President George W. Bush, American Jewish Committee (AJC) officials called the Hezbollah attacks "an unprovoked act of terrorism," adding that Lebanon "bears full responsibility for terror attacks perpetrated from its territory against a neighboring state."
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