(Washington Times) Valerie Richardson - The message from a dozen prominent black pastors this week to the Congressional Black Caucus was loud and clear: Don't skip out on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyuhu's speech. "The thing to me that makes no sense is why the Congressional Black Caucus has teamed up with this current administration against Israel," said Pastor Dexter D. Sanders of the Rock Center for Transformation in Orlando, Florida. "You have gone against Israel when you decide to protest the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, from coming and speaking on behalf of the nation of Israel," Sanders said. "That is a slap in the face to the people of Israel, and...it's also a slap in the face of all Bible-believing African-American people in this country." The Christian pastors held a press conference Thursday at the National Press Club, organized by the Center for Urban Renewal and Education.
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