Noy takes Christian Zionists to Israel

In 1979, the Association for the Welfare of the Israeli Soldiers sent sabra Elisha Noy to Denver to check out Faith Bible Chapel, which had invited AWIS’ chairman to speak at its Israel Awareness Day celebration. Usually invitations are interpreted as a gesture of endorsement — but the Israelis weren’t so sure. Neither was Noy, an IDF veteran who fought in four Israeli wars, a tour guide and president of Elisha Travel. “This man was a general, and we needed to prove that these Christians really loved the Jewish people and were not camouflaging another agenda,” Noy tells the Intermountain Jewish News. “I was also suspicious about their interest in Israel. I am very suspicious by nature until I get to know someone. And 36 […]