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Hagee Conference Opens

Jewish Telegraphic Agency:
Christians United for Israel opened its third annual summit. Saying the coverage at last year's summit was "intrusive," Christians United for Israel is barring media attendance at the four-day event in Washington except on Tuesday. "CUFI received complaints last year that the press was intrusive and that their presence inhibited free discussion," said Ronn Torossian, a spokesman for the organization. "CUFI wants to create a more intimate and open setting this year, which will be more beneficial to our members and core audience."

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Ali Gharib / AlterNet:
For Christians United for Israel and its founder, John Hagee, this year's Washington-Israel Summit was supposed to serve as a rallying call for Christians to stand up for Israel. The controversies surrounding Hagee's teachings that inspire his politics, particularly his End Times theology and its implications for the Jews he purports to love and protect and his religious interpretations of the Catholic Church and Hitler, were meant to take a backseat to the conference's aims of demonstrating political support for Israel and actions against its enemies.

YouTube removes Hagee videos
Jewish Telegraphic Agency:
YouTube removed some 80 videos featuring controversial pro-Israel pastor John Hagee. Lawyers for Hagee, saying they violated copyright restrictions, requested the removal from the sharing site, according to the Texas pastor's spokesman, Juda Engelmayer. The removal comes barely two weeks before Hagee's organization, Christians United for Israel, holds its third annual summit in Washington.

Posted by Editor at July 29, 2008 03:25 AM