Intro to ‘Trump’s
Truman moment’
John R. Houk, Editor
Posted 5/19/17
Bob Eschliman writing for CharismaNews, introduces a
Pastor John Hagee open letter posted at the Washington Times encouraging
President Trump to deliver on his campaign promise to move the U.S. Embassy in
Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. This would be an act recognizing Jerusalem
as the Capital City of the Jewish State. This is also an act that would
alienate psycho-Islamic Supremacist nations and Multiculturalist-deluded
European nations desiring to placate the oil rich Middle Eastern nations.
CharismaNews posted on May 18 while the open letter
posted at Washington Times was posted on May 15. I am going to quote
Eschliman’s intro as a quote and the Washington Times post in entirety.
Eschliman posted three paragraphs. Two paragraphs in the beginning, followed by
a partial of John Hagee’s open letter and finishing with a paragraph telling
you to read the rest of the open letter. Here is the intro:
Pastor
John Hagee, in his capacity as founder and chairman of Christians United For
Israel, has written an open letter to President Donald Trump that was published
Wednesday by The Washington Times.
In
the letter, Hagee reminds the president of one of his predecessors, President
Harry Truman, who faced a decisive moment where he had to choose between
standing up for Israel or going with the wishes of the rest of the world. He
said President Trump will face a similar test during his trip to the Middle
East.
…
But,
Hagee noted, the buck doesn't stop with the bureaucrats—borrowing one of
Truman's most famous catchphrases—but at the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office. Click here to read the
rest of the letter. (Pastor John Hagee: President Trump Will
Soon Face a 'Truman Moment'; By BOB ESCHLIMAN; CharismaNews;
5/18/17)
JRH 5/19/17
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Trump’s Truman moment
Attributed to Washington Times Staff
By Pastor John Hagee
May 15, 2017
ANALYSIS/OPINION:
In 1948, when President Truman recognized the newly
independent state of Israel, he
did so in the face of fierce opposition from his advisers. Secretary of State
George C. Marshall — whom the president regarded as “the greatest living
American” — adamantly opposed the decision.
Despite the controversy, it
is now a source of a great pride for many Americans that our nation recognized Israel just minutes after it
declared independence. Truman’s
decision to choose morality over realpolitik, in defiance of his advisers, will
forever be a focal point of American and Israeli history — and of Truman’s legacy.
President Trump will soon
face a similar moment. In a few weeks, as mandated by the Jerusalem Embassy Act
of 1995, he will have to decide whether to exercise the legislation’s
presidential waver or move the U.S. embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
Throughout his campaign, Mr.
Trump promised to move the embassy. This promise was vital to securing the
support of millions of Christian Zionists around the country, and Mr. Trump
like Truman is hearing
from naysayers. Moving the embassy will inflame the Arab world, they claim.
Also like Truman, Mr. Trump must contend with
well-entrenched anti-Israel bureaucrats at the
State Department who will try to use their positions to make moving the embassy
difficult. But the buck does not stop with bureaucrats.
The Jewish state has the
right to determine where it would place its capitol, and it has chosen
Jerusalem. The international community’s decision to cower before Israel’s enemies by keeping embassies
in Tel Aviv is disgraceful. For thousands of years, Jews around the world never
forgot their holy city. From generation to generation they reiterated their
hope that next year they would be in Jerusalem. In the days to come, I pray God
grant Mr. Trump the wisdom of Solomon and the courage of Truman.
_______________
JOHN HAGEE
Founder, chairman
Blog Editor removed WT topic
links in the post. You can tell where the topic links are located by the bold
text. The CUFI link was added by the Editor.
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