Maybe the gathering was itself just one of those Washington opportunities to network and look concerned, but how did Cruz's speech improve things for Christians in that part of the world? And if his goal was to improve relations between Arab or Arab-American Christians and Israelis or Jews, how did that work out?
Also, look at the comment that got Ted booed: “Christians have no greater ally than Israel.” Where is the US in that? Are we really not much of an ally for Middle Eastern Christians and other persecuted groups? Is that because Obama is so feckless? Or does Cruz really believe Netanyahu is the best friend of Christians in the region whoever's in the White House? Or is it just the sort of thing politicians blurt out without giving it much thought?
All Ted Cruz was doing was pointing out that Christians in Israel are free to practice their faith, not so much in the rest of the middle east and that the jews are also a persecuted minority.