Christians' wartime donations of $20m went largely unheralded

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Christians' wartime donations of $20m went largely unheralded

By Daphna Berman

Evangelical Christians dug deep into their pockets to provide humanitarian relief to Israel during the war in Lebanon this summer, donating nearly $20 million dollars to help rebuild the north, according to estimates. Though largely overshadowed by the massive generosity of their American Jewish counterparts, the pro-Israel Christian community also rallied significantly in support of the north - though giving, perhaps, at lower levels and certainly, with less fanfare.

The evangelical community does not have one umbrella group that keeps track of the donations, so it is difficult to calculate an exact total. A survey of the major Christian groups, however, showed that the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (IFCJ), the largest of the fund-raising bodies, collected $17 million from July 10 to September 10, a 100 percent increase over the same period last year.

Other g roups like the International Christian Embassy in Jerusalem and Bridges for Peace, another pro-Israel Christian organization based in the capital, each raised half a million dollars for the north as part of their emergency campaigns. Christian Friends of Israel raised an estimated $150,000 as part of their war relief fund.

The United Jewish Communities (UJC) collected more than $340 million during their emergency campaign over the summer.

"The passion of the evangelical community was about the same as that of the Jewish community," said Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, founder and president of the IFCJ. "They gave smaller amounts, but it was more of a sacrifice. These aren't people who are giving $1 million or $2 million. These are average people who sometimes are giving 10 percent of their Social Security checks."

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It won't be unheralded on FR

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[dennisw]

All Jews of Israel should be grateful for such Christian support. Muslim populations are never really grateful for help and aid from the infidel. They consider it their due because Islam is the most superior religion ever and Muslims are "the best of people" according to Muhammad

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[Valin]

Well put!

[SevenofNine]

COME THINK OF IT

My local Cathoic church gave tons of money to children charity to rebuild their school

Is my church is anti semtric HELL NO