As a clip of Netanyahu’s remarks began circulating online, some Christians pushed back on his reference to Jesus Christ. For his part, Netanyahu said that the backlash is the result of “fake news.”
“More fake news about my attitude towards Christians, who are protected and flourish in Israel,” Netanyahu said in a statement on X. “Let me be clear: I did not denigrate Jesus Christ at my news conference this evening.”
“To the contrary, I cited the great American historian Will Durant. A fervent admirer of Jesus Christ, Durant stated that morality by itself is not enough to ensure survival,” said Netanyahu.
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“A morally superior civilization may still fall to a ruthless enemy if it does not have the power to defend itself,” he concluded. “No offense was meant.”
