I agree with you, hiredgun, that this sort of thing is troubling.
They are not "supporting Israel, our ally." They are supporting a hysterical theological precept. If you consider that twenty years ago this sort of political activism would have been the sphere of a marginalized sideshow group, perhaps you will be at a vantage point to better survey the implications of such a group being entertained by key figures in Washington, DC.
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