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Friday, June 21 2019 - 05:35
AsiaNet
NFL Pro-Bowl Quarterback Deshaun Watson Visits the Friends of Zion Museum in Israel
JERUSALEM, June 21, 2019 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --

The Friends of Zion Museum hosted NFL Pro-Bowl Quarterback Deshaun Watson. 
Watson plays for the Houston Texans and has been touring Israel for the last 
few days.

In Jerusalem, Deshaun Watson visited the Friends of Zion Heritage Center's 
state-of-the-art museum, as part of his tour with Americas Voice in Israel.  
The museum features seven exhibitions including: interactive characters, 3D 
technology, touch screens, and surround sound. The FOZ Museum tells the heroic 
stories of the non-Jews who have assisted the Jewish people throughout the 
Zionist movement as well as in critical times like the Holocaust.

After his tour, the Texans quarterback was honored for his support of the State 
of Israel and the Jewish people. Deshaun thanked the Friends of Zion Museum and 
recognized the importance of fighting racism and anti-Semitic on the global 
stage.

In 2017, Deshaun Watson was drafted in the first round by the Houston Texans. 
In the National Football League, Watson was picked to play in the prestigious 
Pro-Bowl game this year, a game for the league's top players. He played college 
football at Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina, winning the 2016 
College Football National Championship.

The Friends of Zion Museum recently surpassed 62 million members, making it one 
of the largest pro-Israel sites in the world. The FOZ Museum is also known for 
its state-of-the-art technology and has become one of the central institutions 
in the State of Israel, influencing the world and strengthening Israel's 
relations globally. The Friends of Zion Heritage Center is a $100 million 
project, which is currently building a think tank, research center, ambassador 
institute and online university.

Opening its doors in 2015, the Friends of Zion Museum is located in the heart 
of central Jerusalem. The late President Shimon Peres, Israel's ninth president 
and eighth prime minister, was the International Chairman of the Friends of 
Zion Museum. Dr. Mike Evans, prominent Christian Zionist, The New York Times 
bestselling author and founder of FOZ is the International Chairman and General 
Yossi Peled, former IDF General and former Knesset Minister is the chairman of 
FOZ's Israeli board of trusties.

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Source: Friends of Zion Museum