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Thousands of Christians March in Jerusalem in Show of Support for Israel
(AP-Washington Post) Waving blue and white Israeli flags, thousands of evangelical Christians from around the world filled streets of downtown Jerusalem on Thursday in a show of support for the Jewish state during the weeklong Jewish Sukkot holiday. Thursday's event was organized by the International Christian Embassy of Jerusalem, which also sponsored a conference this week that drew more than 5,000 people from nearly 90 countries, including 25 parliamentarians from various nations.