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Gaza War: Reno Omokri Kicks as RCCG’s Adeboye Prays For Israel's Peace, Ignores Palestine
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Gaza War: Reno Omokri Kicks as RCCG’s Adeboye Prays For Israel's Peace, Ignores Palestine

by  Ridwan Adeola 2 min read
  • Reno Omokri, has pointed out that "a greater percentage of Palestinians are Christians than the Israeli population"
  • His claim comes after a viral video made by Pastor Enoch Adeboye on the war between the two nations.
  • In the video, Adeboye backed Israel in the ongoing conflict with Hamas, a Palestinian militant group which rules the Gaza Strip

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Gaza, Palestine - A prominent social media personality and politician, Reno Omokri, has expressed reservations about Pastor Enoch Adeboye's stance on the Israel-Palestine conflict.

Adeboye, the General Overseer (GO) of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), had said in a video shared across his social media handles that all members of his church stand with Israel.

Israel/Israel vs Hamas/Gaza/Gaza war/Hamas Palestine conflict
Omokri doesn't agree with Pastor Adeboye on the Israel-Hamas war. Photo credits: Reno Omokri, PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE, Palestinian Public Diplomacy
Source: Facebook

Omokri wants Adeboye to pray for Palestine

The cleric prayed for "absolute peace" for "all our brethren in Israel".

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Reacting to this post, Omokri, also a pastor, disagreed with Adeboye's standpoint.

He wrote on his verified X (formerly Twitter) handle on Wednesday, October 11:

“But, sir @PastorEAAdeboye, what about our brothers and sisters in Palestine? A greater percentage of Palestinians are Christians than the Israeli population. Half a million of them, to be precise. Doesn't the Bible, in Galatians 6:10, ask us to first show love to members of the household of faith before others? Perhaps they may feel abandoned that your message did not even mention them.
“If I were a Palestinian and saw your message, I would sink into further despair. Acts 10:34 says God does not show partiality. But sir, are we not being partial when we pray for Israel and ignore Palestine? Perhaps it is an oversight.

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“Sir, I have been to Palestine. I will not wish their condition on my own enemy. They are God's children, too. Don't they deserve our love and prayers and every possible non-military support we can rouse to alleviate their tremendous human suffering?”

Adeboye prays for Israel

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Adeboye reacted to the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.

The renowned cleric urged all members of the RCCG globally to stand with the people of Israel.

Source: Legit.ng

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Ridwan Adeola (Current Affairs Editor) Ridwan Adeola Yusuf is a content creator with more than nine years of experience, He is also a Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng. He holds a Higher National Diploma in Mass Communication from the Polytechnic Ibadan, Oyo State (2014). Ridwan previously worked at Africa Check, contributing to fact-checking research works within the organisation. He is an active member of the Academic Excellence Initiative (AEI). In March 2024, Ridwan completed the full Google News Initiative Lab workshop and his effort was recognised with a Certificate of Completion. Email: ridwan.adeola@corp.legit.ng.

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