{"id":676,"date":"2019-04-02T17:15:01","date_gmt":"2019-04-02T17:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/ship\/?p=676"},"modified":"2019-04-02T17:23:13","modified_gmt":"2019-04-02T17:23:13","slug":"rachel-ware-attends-the-2019-aipac-policy-conference-in-d-c-march-24-26-blog-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/ship\/2019\/04\/02\/rachel-ware-attends-the-2019-aipac-policy-conference-in-d-c-march-24-26-blog-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Rachel Ware Attends the 2019 AIPAC Policy Conference in D.C. (March 24-26) Blog 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

Entry One: Christianity is Everywhere<\/strong><\/h1>\n

When first traveling to Israel, I really did not know what the purpose of a Jewish state was. I am Jewish, I thought it was important, but I didn\u2019t know what it meant.<\/p>\n

When I got there, I realized I had lived my entire life accepting that I was different and I would never be given religious equality. I was blissfully unaware of the impact that had on my life. Yes, I realized that the section of Target was smaller for Hanukkah than Christmas, but it was never that big of a deal to me. Once I got to Israel, I was able to experience what it was like to be the religious majority for the first time in my life.<\/p>\n

I was exited to go to AIPAC because I imagined that I would have the same feeling. For the most part, I did. I was in a place where almost everyone was Jewish, and understood the importance of Israel as well as recognizing the problems. However, I was still in the US. When walking into the convention center, one of the first things I saw was a giant cross. After spending more time at the conference, speakers and panelists talked about the importance of Israel for Christians, and Mike Pence said a Christian prayer.<\/p>\n

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This reinforced my ideas of why I believe in Israel, and why it is so important to find a solution. It made me realize that even in a room with 18,000 Jews, Christianity will still reign. Christianity is everywhere.<\/p>\n

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