Outgoing NRB chairman Glenn Plummer, an African-American pastor from Detroit, told those at the gathering that black Christians are natural allies of Israel. "It's just some of these other folks, knuckleheads, that are saying that Israel is the oppressor, and Israel is the Goliath and the Palestinians are the David, and so forth," Plummer said. "Listen to me - that's nonsense."
Plummer also noted that in the Bible, "God does not identify himself as the God of Abraham, Ishmael and his descendants." Muslims trace their lineage to Abraham through Ishmael. He said Islam threatens freedom in Israel and other parts of the world, and that "when Islam comes into a place, their intent is to take over everything. Their intent is to take over not only the government, but to take over the business [and] the education."
National Unity Coalition for Israel (www.israelunitycoalition.org)
National Religious Broadcasters (www.nrb.org)
Associated Press contributed to this story.
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