i am wendy griffith. georgethomas is on aassignment. evangelical christians in america have become israel staunches ally. that was on full display at the annual christians united for israel summit in washington. erick stakelck has the story. >> reporter: no this isn' jerusalem, tel aviv. the sane of this celebration of israel was the washington convention center. christians united for isrl or cufi has seen their ranks grow including throughout campuses throughout the u.s.>> there is a passion for anyo that believes in the bible. >> he started it in 2006. >> we have received from israel, the word of god, the patriarchsthe prophets of the old testament. we have received mary, joseph, and jesus. >> cufi is the largest the united states. the summit attracted several proisrael lawmakers and tough words for the obama administration from both sides of the aisle regarding israel. >> this administration has become the most antiisrael administration in american history. >> when the administration seized every opportunity to criticize israel for b