Knesset Christian Allies Caucus and Israeli Tourism Ministry will honor Dr. Myles Munroe

The Knesset Christian Allies Caucus and Israeli Tourism Ministry 
will honor Dr. Myles Munroe at their ninth annual “Night to Honor Our Christian Allies.”

Wide view of the Knesset. (photo credit:MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST)

By GIL HOFFMAN \ 

01/28/2015

Knesset members from across the political spectrum will take part in an event at 

Jerusalem’s Waldorf Astoria on Thursday night honoring an international Christian 

leader who died in a plane crash in November.

The Knesset Christian Allies Caucus and the Tourism Ministry will honor 

Dr. Myles Munroe at their ninth annual “Night to Honor Our Christian Allies.”

Munroe was an evangelical pastor and motivational speaker based in the Bahamas 

and a strong advocate of Israel who brought groups to the Jewish state twice a year. 

The award will be accepted in his memory by his son, Myles Munroe Jr.

Also at the event, the World Jewish Congress will present an award 

Lief Wellerop, a Norwegian Christian leader, who has advocated for Israel 

for more than 30 years and has spearheaded numerous humanitarian projects 

throughout the Jewish state.

“To me this award is a wonderful handshake from our Jewish brethren,” 

said Wellerop, who is a former chairman of the International Christian 

Embassy Jerusalem.

The Knesset Christian Allies Caucus aims to forge direct lines of communication 

between Knesset members and Christian leaders, organizations and political 

representatives in Israel and throughout the world.

Its 31 reciprocal Israel Allies Caucuses exist in legislatures worldwide 

through the coordinating efforts of the Israel Allies Foundation.

“We have a lot to thank our Christian Allies for what happened in 2014,” 

caucus director Josh Reinstein said. “This past year, we saw faith-based 

diplomacy around the world influence political decisions in ways that 

we could have never dreamed of just a few years ago.”

The World Jewish Congress is the international organization representing 

Jewish communities in 100 countries to governments, parliaments and 

international organizations.

“Not only do we share the same Judeo-Christian values, but today more 

than ever we share the same fate and we must cooperate in order to combat 

the rise of religious extremism,” WJC chairman Shai Hermesh, a former 

Kadima MK, said. “At our annual event we commemorate the strong 

support of our Christian allies who stand with the Jewish state of Israel.”