Demonizing Glenn Beck

Few American public figures equal Glenn Beck in his ability to inspire loathing from his enemies and affection from his admirers. Beck was in Israel this past week for a series of public events—in effect, revival meetings. He called the tour “Restoring Courage.” The first event, which took place in the amphitheater at Caesaria, brought out a crowd of some 3000, mostly Americans Christians but some Israelis as well. Christians, Beck told his enthused audience, “not only love Israel, but we love the Jewish people as they are.” With Beck onstage was Pastor John Hagee, who roused the crowd to even greater heights by pronouncing, in an echo of Kennedy’s “Ich bin ein Berliner” speech, “Ani Yisraeli.”

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