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ed 35,000 Jews in the last three years
n January, Netanyahu angered
in Russia."
some Jewish leaders when he
Bernis did not return a reporter's
addressed a gathering of conser-
call.
vative Jews and Evangelical
Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, the leading
Christians in Washington — his first
exponent
of Jewish outreach to the
stop during his U.S. visit. Jewish lead-
Evangelical community,
ers were particularly upset
said
he turned town an
that the prime minister
Benyamin
Netanyahu
invitation
to appear
met with the Rev. Jerry Fal-
signs a copy of Israel's because • "it had a strong
well, a bitter critic of Presi-
Declaration of Inde-
dent Clinton and a leading pendence, marking the Messianic thrust."
Participants listed in the
booster of the religious
beginning of 50th
group's
advertisements
right agenda.
anniversary celebra-
include
Sid Roth, whose
American Jewry may
tions.
daily
"Messianic
Vision"
have cause to revisit that
radio
broadcast
clearly
tar-
anger in late April when an
gets
Jews
for
conversion,
and
David
ad-hoc Christian group, comprised of
and Joel Chernoff, major forces in the
individuals, churches and organiza-
tions "who share a love for and a com- Messianic Jewish Alliance of America.
The event's planner, Cheryl Schang,
mitment to Israel and the Jewish peo-
said
that she is sensitive to Jewish con-
ple," gather in Orlando, Fla., for a
cerns
about proselytization and espe-
massive rally marking the 50th
cially
about
Messianic Jews.
anniversary of Israel's creation.
"That
was
an issue we put a lot of
A number of major American Jew-
thought
into,"
she said in an inter-
ish leaders have been invited,
view.
"Whenever
a Christian group
and planners say that Netanyahu has
stands
up
and
says
they're doing
said that he will participate, either
something
big
for
Israel,
Messianic
in person or via satellite TV hook-
people
want
to
be
involved.
Right-
up.
fully,
we
think
they
should
play
a
But many leading participants are
role,
but
they
have
to
abide
by
cer-
"Messianic Jews" — Jews who have
tain guidelines."
converted to Evangelical Christianity,
Those guidelines include a strict
but insist that they have not forsaken
ban
on proselytization, she said.
their Jewishness.
She
identified some of the Jewish
Mark Powers, national director of
"honored
guests:" Morton Klein, pres-
Jews for Judaism, a counter- mission-
ident
of
the
Zionist Organization of
ary group, called the lineup a "who's
America,
and
Howard Kohr, executive
who of the missionary movement:
director
of
the
American Israel Public
Without question, this is top-heavy
Affairs
Committee.
with leaders of the Hebrew Christian
But an AIPAC spokesperson said
movement."
the
event was never on Kohr's calen-
He said that one of the organizers
dar.
Klein said that he has not decided
— Jonathan Bernis, of Here 0 Israel
whether
to attend, but that he would
ministries — "claims to have convert-

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