The U.S. is ceremonially moving its embassy to Jerusalem on Monday. Palestinians are protesting, Israel is celebrating and boosting security along its borders with the Gaza Strip and West Bank, and U.S. Senate candidate and former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is criticizing President Trump's choice to lead the embassy christening's opening prayer.
On Monday's Fox & Friends, Jeffress brushed off Romney's criticism as based on comments "ripped out of context from years ago," and he glossed over some dark periods in Israeli history, like the nearly 1,900 years between Rome's destruction of Jerusalem and the founding of modern Israel 70 years ago Monday. "I'm going to take some time to thank God for His faithfulness to Israel for 4,000 years," Jeffress said. "God has supernaturally protected Israel from all of her enemies." He said he will also thank God for Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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