Trump White House seeking evangelical approval of Kushner's Middle East peace plan -- like it is any [View all]
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Source: Raw Story
Trump White House seeking evangelical approval of Kushner’s Middle East peace plan — like it is any of their business
BOB BRIGHAM
09 MAR 2019 AT 16:59 ET
Photo posted on Twitter by Jentezen Franklin of a White House meeting with Evangelical leaders.
The White House is concerned about the domestic political implications of unveiling senior advisor Jared Kushner’s long-awaited plan to bring peace to the Middle East, Axios reported Saturday.
“Ahead of the launch of President Trump’s Israeli-Palestinian peace plan, the White House has been engaging with Evangelical leaders to reassure them about the plan,” Axios reported. “Evangelicals are a crucial part of Trump’s political base and senior officials in his administration, like Vice President Pence and Secretary of State Pompeo, are Evangelicals. Most U.S. Evangelicals are strong supporters of Israel, and many Evangelical leaders are stanch allies of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.”
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But instead of working to reassure the Palestinians about the plan, Donald Trump’s administration is instead worried about his Evangelical base.
The meeting with Trump’s Middle East envoy, Jason Greenblatt, included Pastor John Hagee, Pastor Paula White and Pastor Jentezen Franklin, who tweeted a photo of the meeting.
Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/2019/03/trump-white-house-seeking-evangelical-approval-kushners-middle-east-peace-plan-like-business/
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