Morgan made the remarks during a visit to the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City, where he was accompanied by Israeli rabbis as part of his official visit to Israel. His comments come at a time when Israel faces mounting international criticism over its military operations in Gaza and Lebanon, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is the subject of an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court over alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Addressing his hosts, Morgan said his Christian upbringing had shaped his understanding of Jewish history through the Bible, describing the Jewish people’s struggles and resilience as evidence of God’s enduring promise.
“I was born in a Christian family, and all my life, we have been reading the Bible about the history of Jesus,” Morgan said. “We have learned much about the Jewish people: the history of Jewish people, the suffering that they’ve gone through, the victories that sometimes they have, and sometimes God… according to the Bible, it says God sometimes gets angry when the Jewish people don’t follow Him.”
Despite the hardships described in biblical history, Morgan said God had never abandoned the Jewish people.
“But God did not abandon them. God continues to stand with the Jewish people up to this day,” he said.
Citing the Apostle Paul, the foreign minister argued that God’s covenant with Abraham remains permanent.
“Apostle Paul one time said the promises of God to Abraham will never come to an end. That is the lasting and everlasting promise,” Morgan said. “So the Jewish people will always remain. Whether there are difficulties, whenever there are difficulties, don’t lose hope because God has a promise, and God is not a human being. When God makes a promise, His promise remains forever.”
Morgan went on to reassure Israelis that their current difficulties were temporary, declaring them to be God’s chosen people.
“So you are a blessed people. You are the chosen people,” he said. “So don’t worry, these things of this world are temporary. God will still come back here, as He promised. He will come to Jerusalem.”
He further described Jerusalem as a city chosen by God and referred to the biblical account of Moses leading the Israelites out of Egypt as evidence of God’s special relationship with the Jewish people.
“This is the place that God has chosen. This is the home of God,” Morgan said. “How Moses brought the children of Israel out of Egypt through crossing the Red Sea—that was a big miracle that has ever been performed, and that is a reminder that God has chosen these people. So you are blessed.”
Morgan has since returned to Juba following the visit, which underscored South Sudan’s longstanding diplomatic ties with Israel.
His remarks, however, are likely to draw attention given the heightened international scrutiny of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza and Lebanon, where the humanitarian impact of the conflicts has sparked widespread condemnation and intensified legal and diplomatic pressure on the Israeli government.
