Rep. Gohmert Upset Obama’s Israel Policy Not Based On Biblical Prophecies

[Gothmog]

3. Gohmert is pushing the same crap that W believes in

A number of right wing types support Israel because they think that the existence of the State of Israel is necessary for the second coming. According to the Maddow show, W used to consult with these people. http://global.christianpost.com/news/george-w-bush-administration-was-trying-to-cause-end-of-the-world-with-apocalyptic-christians-claims-msnbc-host-rachel-maddow-108556/

Citing a 2004 Village Voice article by Rick Perlstein, Maddow pointed out that the Jews for Jesus group was one of two Christian groups that consulted with the Bush administration's Near East and North African Affairs director Elliott Abrams about foreign policy in the Middle East using the Bible as a guide to discuss matters concerning Israel.

It reads in part:

Claiming to be "the Christian Voice in the Nation's Capital," the members vociferously oppose the idea of a Palestinian state. They fear an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza might enable just that, and they object on the grounds that all of Old Testament Israel belongs to the Jews. Until Israel is intact and Solomon's temple rebuilt, they believe, Christ won't come back to earth.


Abrams attempted to assuage their concerns by stating that "the Gaza Strip had no significant biblical influence such as Joseph's tomb or Rachel's tomb and therefore is a piece of land that can be sacrificed for the cause of peace."

Three weeks after the confab, President George W. Bush reversed long-standing U.S. policy, endorsing Israeli sovereignty over parts of the West Bank in exchange for Israel's disengagement from the Gaza Strip.

Gohmert is one of the nut cases who believe that a state of Israel must exist for the second coming.