Ted Cruz Heckled for Praising Israel at Christian Event - Polidicks

Must've been a nasty surprise for the guy: [URL]http://www.mediaite.com/online/ted-cruz-heckled-off-stage-at-christian-event/[/URL] [QUOTE]Texas Sen. [B]Ted Cruz [/B](R) was heckled off stage Wednesday at a Christian-themed conference in Washington, D.C., after he spoke in support of Israel. The incident was first reported by [URL="http://dailycaller.com/2014/09/10/ted-cruz-booed-off-stage-at-middle-east-christian-conference-video/"][I]The Daily Caller[/I][/URL]. The conference was hosted by In Defense of Christians, a non-profit that promotes awareness of persecuted Christians in the Middle East, according to the IDC website. Cruz took the stage and began speaking in support of both Christians and Jews. He also condemned groups like ISIS and Hamas who have persecuted Christians and fought against Israel. “Christians have no greater ally than Israel,” Cruz said, a comment that was immediately greeted with jeers from the audience, according to [I]The Daily Caller[/I]. Cruz left the stage when the audience did not quiet down. “Tonight, in Washington, should have been a night of unity as we came together for the inaugural event for a group that calls itself ‘In Defense of Christians,’” Cruz said in a statement to [I][URL="http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/09/10/Ted-Cruz--Opposition-to-Israel-Led-to-Me-Leaving-Event"]Breitbart News[/URL][/I] following the incident. “Instead, it unfortunately deteriorated into a shameful display of bigotry and hatred.” Cruz also said in his statement that “antisemitism is a corrosive evil” that “reared its head” at the event. A statement by IDC President [B]Toufic Baaklini[/B] was posted to the group’s [URL="http://www.indefenseofchristians.org/idc/statement-idc-president-following-disruption-idc-gala-dinner/"]website[/URL] after the event. “In this case,” Baaklini said, “a few politically motivated opportunists chose to divide a room that for more than 48 hours sought unity in opposing the shared threat of genocide, faced not only by our Christian brothers and sisters, but our Jewish brothers and sisters and people of all other faiths and all people of good will.” He added: “Tonight’s injection of politics when the focus should have been on unity and faith, momentarily played into the hands of a few who do not adhere to IDC’s principles. They were made no longer welcome.”[/QUOTE] [video=youtube;YOOZ6aPooSk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOOZ6aPooSk[/video]

We must protect the Jews, but the Israeli government has done more to harm Hamas than to help Jewish folk.

[quote=Ted Cruz]“Instead, it unfortunately deteriorated into a shameful display of bigotry and hatred.”[/quote] So basically if you vocally disagree with his opinion you are bigoted and hateful. Really classy move there.

[QUOTE=Megadave;45951004]We must protect the Jews, but the Israeli government has done more to harm Hamas than to help Jewish folk.[/QUOTE] Well considering Hamas' stated purpose is the complete and total annihilation of jews, I'd think that harming them would be in line with the idea of protecting jews. Not to mention that a country's military generally is supposed to respond with force when a hostile organization launches attacks on its civilians.

Weird that Ted Cruz would be against ignorance [I]for once[/I]

When will American politicians stop having creepy cult tier adoration for Israel?

He pretty much went there to stir shit up, that or he truly lives in a bubble where he believes all other Christians have the same obsession with Israel as American-Evangelicals do. Israel constantly fucks over Palestinian Christians, they get forced out of their homes in Jerusalem and Bethlehem is surrounded by Israeli annexation walls.

[QUOTE=The Baconator;45952738]When will American politicians stop having creepy cult tier adoration for Israel?[/QUOTE] Come on, it's obvious! American politicians bow down to the Christian religion. When was the last time a non Christian was elected to a major national office? So, if you're Christian, who'd you rather see as the major military power over there, Israel or some Muslims? Jews, via Israel, act as the cops or security guards for Christians, protecting Christian holy ground from Muslims who'd destroy it all. Look at what the Saudis have done in their own country to Muslim holy sites and they are Muslim! Imagine what hardcore Muslims would do to Christian holy sites. That's why Israel gets the support from us. The Israelis of course will take it, they don't care why they get the support as long as they get the support.