Christian Action for Israel

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Christian Action for Israel was a Christian Zionist group established in Geneva in 1973. [1] [2] The organization's self-described goals were to, "pray for Israel.. (and) promote tourism, trade, investment and afforestation... (and oppose) anti-Semitism." Christian Action supported, "a peaceful secure Jerusalem united under Jewish control." [1]

The organization was active in a number of countries, including Britain, [3] Canada, [4] and South Africa. [5] [6]

In 1975 a South African branch of Christian Action for Israel was founded [7] in Cape Town by the late Basil Jacobs, a steel merchant and devout Christian, Claude Duvernoy, a French Presbyterian Minister living in Jerusalem. [8] [9] In the years 1991–2000 the South African chapter was headed by Malcolm Hedding, a South African-born anti-apartheid activist and evangelical minister. [5] [10] Hedding then spent 11 years as head of the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem. [10]

References

  1. 1 2 "Christian Conference in Israel". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 11 July 1980. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  2. ↑ Jewish Affairs, Volume 30. South African Jewish Board of Deputies, 1975
  3. ↑ Freund, Michael (9 March 2004). "Diaspora Digest". The Jerusalem Post. ProQuest   319425952.
  4. ↑ Welton, Michael (March 2003). "Unholy alliance: Christian Zionists and the Israeli/Palestinian conflict". Canadian Dimension. ProQuest   204152150.
  5. 1 2 Derfner, Larry (17 October 2008). "Pro-Israel, pro-Africa". The Jerusalem Post. ProQuest   319661652.
  6. ↑ Moleah, Alfred (November 1980). "The Special Relationship". The Africa Report. ProQuest   1304046567.
  7. ↑ Christianity in South Africa: A Political, Social, and Cultural History By Richard Elphick, T. R. H. Davenport. ISBN   978-0-520-20940-4. p. 284
  8. ↑ Morris, Jason (12 February 1976). "Dispute flares over Islamic religious site in Jerusalem". The Christian Science Monitor . ProQuest   511836672.
  9. ↑ Christian attitudes on Jews and Judaism, Issues 40–54, Institute of Jewish Affairs, World Jewish Congress, p. 1
  10. 1 2 Cashman, Greer Fay (10 June 2011). "Navon turns 90". The Jerusalem Post. ProQuest   875202842.
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