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T The Jewish lobby as a tool

When they are in the administration in America and even when
they are not, the neoconservatives still remain highly influential by way
of various think-tanks and civil society organizations. Of course, the

support they receive from some Jews and the Jewish lobby occupies
an important place in this. However, a serious discrepancy emerges at
this point. As we have already seen, some Evangelicals believe that with
the coming of the Prophet Jesus (pbuh), only 144,000 Jews will be left
alive by converting to Christianity, while the others will be slaughtered
in that great war. Therefore, some Evangelicals regard the Jews as being
on the wrong path and are preparing for a war in which they will be
slaughtered. On that basis, we may say that these Evangelicals' attitude
toward the Jews is not one of a genuine alliance; it is simply a means

to an end.

One can see that in various statements by widely-known Evan-
gelicals themselves. Asked during an address about the identity of the
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antichrist, the famous 20 -century Evangelical Jerry Falwell gave a most
interesting answer: "The Antichrist will, by necessity, be a Jewish male." 6
In an address given years before, Billy Graham said: "A lot of the Jews
are great friends of mine. They swarm around me and are friendly to me,
because they know that I am friendly to Israel and so forth. But they don't
know how I really feel about what they're doing to this country, and I have
no power and no way to handle them." Following the revelation of these
words, Graham was forced to say, "Although I have no memory of the occa-
sion, I deeply regret comments I apparently made... some 30 years ago… They
do not reflect my views and I sincerely apologize for any offense caused by

the remarks…. Throughout my ministry, I have sought to build bridges
between Jews and Christians." 7

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