Not Quite "Deputy" But Good Temple Mount Item

Israel Minister welcomes Gafcon 'pilgrims' to Jerusalem

JERUSALEM: “Christians and Jews must unite against a common foe” the Deputy Tourism [Deputy Director maybe] Minister of Israel, Rafi Ben-Hur told pilgrims from the Global Anglican Future Conference in Jerusalem.

Speaking to over 1,200 Anglicans on the southern steps of the Temple on Mount Zion, Rafi Ben-Hur thanked Archbishop Peter Akinola for bringing the Gafcon conference to Jerusalem, and called the gathering a sign of solidarity between the Jewish state and the Anglican world.

“It is time for Jews and Christians to be blood together,” Ben-Hur told the gathering, with many African bishops shouting “Amen” and “Hallelujah” in response. “We have enemies across the world” and must stand together, he said.

...In his address to the pilgrims on the Temple Mount, Ben-Hur urged Gafcon to return to Jerusalem. “God brought Anglicans to Israel” he said, and hoped they would return soon --- a hope shared by several conference organizers who have spoken of holding another conference in the next few years. However, a conference spokesman noted that it was premature to speculate on a return engagement at this time.