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Nearly 400 people attended the sold-out “Breakfast to Honor Israel” during the National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) Convention in Grapevine, Texas, this week, the Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) reported.

The NRB is a global network of evangelical communicators. The convention, which took place at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center, reportedly drew a crowd of almost 6,000 Christian attendees.

CAM, an international network of 850 groups dedicated to combating antisemitism, has been represented at the NRB conventions for the last six years as part of its efforts to foster evangelical Christian support for global antisemitism initiatives.

The global initiative co-sponsored the breakfast alongside the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem and Magen David Adom, Israel’s emergency medical service.

The breakfast was hosted with the purpose of expressing solidarity with Israel and the international Jewish community amid the conflict and global tide of antisemitism that arose in the wake of the October 2023 Hamas-led attacks in southern Israel.

In a recent article (“Birthright for Evangelicals,” January 30), Dov Maimon cited data in his report, co-authored with Dr. Shlomo Fischer for the Jewish People Policy Institute, about a recent drop in young Evangelical support for Israel.

“Some younger Evangelicals, shaped by cultural and academic environments, are increasingly critical of Israel, the JPPI study warns,” he wrote. “This shift is a wake-up call. Israel risks losing a vital ally in its battle for legitimacy and support in the global arena and must respond with resolute creativity.”

Maimon said that as Israel has a “targeted outreach” in the form of Birthright – a program that connects Jews in the Diaspora to Israel – it should do so with Christians.

Maimon is right to call for a Christian Birthright.

However, what he may not know is that there are multiple organizations already at work building one – Christians United for Israel, Passages, and Eagles’ Wings.