Duncan Hunter just roused the crowd with a pledge not to make Israel “give one inch” of land, just after endorsing a preemptive strike by the U.S. against Iran. People in the audience started waving Israeli flags. Perhaps they had followed Hunter here from the last Christians United for Israel Night to Honor Israel that Hunter attended.

—Sarah Posner

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