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[[Stand for Israel]] is a project of the [[International Fellowship of Christians and Jews]]. According to its website the mission of the organisation is to:  
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[[Stand for Israel]] is a project of the [[International Fellowship of Christians and Jews]] (IFCJ). According to its website the mission of the organisation is to:  
  
 
:inform, equip and mobilize individuals and churches to support the State of Israel through prayer and grass roots advocacy initiatives.<ref name ="Mission Statement">Stand for Israel Website [http://www.ifcj.org/site/PageNavigator/sfi_standforisrael_mission?_ga=1.204667792.1851090445.1430231606 Mission statement]. Accessed 28 April 2015.</ref>
 
:inform, equip and mobilize individuals and churches to support the State of Israel through prayer and grass roots advocacy initiatives.<ref name ="Mission Statement">Stand for Israel Website [http://www.ifcj.org/site/PageNavigator/sfi_standforisrael_mission?_ga=1.204667792.1851090445.1430231606 Mission statement]. Accessed 28 April 2015.</ref>
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==History==
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Stand for Israel was launched in June 2002 at an announcement made by Republican party strategist, [[Ralph Reed]] and Rabbi [[Yechiel Eckstein]] - the founder and president of the IFCJ. Eckstein described the new organisation as the 'Christian [[AIPAC]]'.<ref> Hoover, Dennis R., 'Is Evangelicalism Itching for a Civilization Fight?: A Media Study', ''The Brandywine Review of Faith &
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International Affairs'',  27 April 2010, accessed 28 April 2015.</ref>
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In 2006 former House of Representatives majority leader [[Tom DeLay]] spoke at a Stand for Israel dinner in Washington.<ref name ="A lover of Israel">Nathan Guttman, 'A lover of Israel', ''Jerusalem Post'', 5 April 2006</ref>
  
 
==Contact==
 
==Contact==

Latest revision as of 16:19, 18 May 2015

Stand for Israel is a project of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (IFCJ). According to its website the mission of the organisation is to:

inform, equip and mobilize individuals and churches to support the State of Israel through prayer and grass roots advocacy initiatives.[1]

History

Stand for Israel was launched in June 2002 at an announcement made by Republican party strategist, Ralph Reed and Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein - the founder and president of the IFCJ. Eckstein described the new organisation as the 'Christian AIPAC'.[2]

In 2006 former House of Representatives majority leader Tom DeLay spoke at a Stand for Israel dinner in Washington.[3]

Contact

Address Circa 2015:

P.O. Box 96105 Washington, D.C. 20090-6105

Phone: (800) 486-8844

Notes

  1. Stand for Israel Website Mission statement. Accessed 28 April 2015.
  2. Hoover, Dennis R., 'Is Evangelicalism Itching for a Civilization Fight?: A Media Study', The Brandywine Review of Faith & International Affairs, 27 April 2010, accessed 28 April 2015.
  3. Nathan Guttman, 'A lover of Israel', Jerusalem Post, 5 April 2006