Why we’re standing with Israel: A Latter-day Saint view - opinion

As Christians who are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, we feel compelled to express our support for Israel’s existence as a matter of personal faith and principles.

TALI KIZHNER mourns in the bomb shelter where her son Segev sought refuge before he was killed in the October 7 massacre carried out by Hamas, in Re’im, near Gaza. ‘We stand with Israel in defending its God-given destiny,’ the writers declare.

(photo credit: AMIR COHEN/REUTERS)

ByJASON OLSON, BART MARCOIS, ALAN CLEMMONS

JANUARY 15, 2024 04:35

Updated: JANUARY 16, 2024 13:38

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