Pat Robertson, Elliott Abrams, Sharon, and Bush
By Matthew Rothschild
January 6, 2006
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Robertson was merely espousing in his typical clumsy style what a lot of rightwing fundamentalists believe: And that is that the existence of the state of Israel foretells the End Times, the coming of the Apocalypse, when Jesus will return and when everyone will either have to convert to Christianity or die. And Bush, whether he believes this or not, takes that constituency seriously.Like Robertson, many rightwing fundamentalists were outraged in 2004 that the Bush Administration was urging Sharon to leave Gaza and make peace with the Palestinians. Ever concerned with his base, Bush had neocon ex-felon Elliott Abrams meet with them on March 25, 2004, according to the Village Voice.
http://www.villagevoice.com/generic/show_print.php?id=53582&page=perlstein&issue=0420&printcde=MzQwOTY4NTA5NA==&refpage=L25ld3MvaW5kZXgucGhwP2lzc3VlPTA0MjAmcGFnZT1wZXJsc3RlaW4maWQ9NTM1ODIAbrams was Bush’s National Security Council director for Near East and North African Affairs. According to the Voice, Abrams sat down with leaders of
the Apostolic Congress to massage “their theological concerns.” They said that “all of old Testament Israel belongs to the Jews,” and “until Israel is intact and Solomon’s temple rebuilt, they believe, Christ won’t come back to Earth.”
Abrams, who himself will have to convert or die if the Apocalypse arrives any time soon, tried to persuade them that Gaza “had no significant” biblical importance.
This is the company that the White House keeps.
It’s not Robertson I worry about. It’s Bush.
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http://www.progressive.org/mag_wx010606In other words, it's the Jews in Israel working for peace while the Christian Fundamentalists of America fight them every step of the way to prevent peace.