More than 3,400 evangelical Christians converged on Washington to urge stronger support for Israel. Christians United for Israel, with representatives from 50 states, attended a banquet Tuesday night and heard speakers including Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.); Israel’s ambassador to the United States, Daniel Ayalon; Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.); and Ken Mehlman, chairman of the Republican National Committee.
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