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Christian Zionist group
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
^
a
b
"Christian Conference in Israel" .
Jewish Telegraphic Agency . 11 July 1980. Retrieved 21 June 2018 .
^ Jewish Affairs , Volume 30. South African Jewish Board of Deputies, 1975
^ Freund, Michael (9 March 2004). "Diaspora Digest". The Jerusalem Post .
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^ Welton, Michael (March 2003). "Unholy alliance: Christian Zionists and the Israeli/Palestinian conflict".
Canadian Dimension .
ProQuest
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^
a
b Derfner, Larry (17 October 2008). "Pro-Israel, pro-Africa". The Jerusalem Post .
ProQuest
319661652 .
^ Moleah, Alfred (November 1980). "The Special Relationship".
The Africa Report .
ProQuest
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^ 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
^ Morris, Jason (12 February 1976). "Dispute flares over Islamic religious site in Jerusalem".
The Christian Science Monitor .
ProQuest
511836672 .
^ Christian attitudes on Jews and Judaism, Issues 40–54, Institute of Jewish Affairs, World Jewish Congress, p. 1
^
a
b Cashman, Greer Fay (10 June 2011). "Navon turns 90". The Jerusalem Post .
ProQuest
875202842 .