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<p class="adjusted"><strong>WASHINGTON -- Evangelical Christians in America have become Israel's staunchest ally</strong> in a world increasingly hostile to the Jewish state.</p>
<p class="adjusted">That support was on full display this week in the nation's capital as over 4,000 Christians and Jews gathered at the Washington Convention Center for the annual Christians United for Israel summit. <br /> <br />CUFI is now the largest pro-Israel organization in the United States with over 400,000 members nationwide - including chapters on college campuses throughout the U.S.</p>
<p class="adjusted">"There's a passion and a heart for Israel for anyone who believes the Bible," said CUFI's founder, Pastor John Hagee.</p>
<p class="adjusted">Hagee told CBN News that he started CUFI in 2006 with a Biblical mandate in mind.</p>
<p class="adjusted">"What are the spiritual things that we as Christians have received from the Jewish people?" Hagee asked.  "We have received the word of God, we have received the patriarchs, we have received the prophets of the Old Testament, and we have received Mary, Joseph, and Jesus."</p>
<p class="adjusted">The Washington, D.C. event attracted several pro-Israel lawmakers.  And there were also tough words for the Obama administration from both sides of the aisle regarding its treatment of Israel.</p>
