Christian Zionism
Dozens of Christians arrested after shutting down Senate lunch in protest of Gaza famine
By Aleja Hertzler-McCain — April 9, 2024
WASHINGTON (RNS) — The protest, organized by Christians for a Free Palestine, followed a Communion service held on Capitol grounds.
Evangelicals venture to Israel in show of solidarity
By Michele Chabin — February 7, 2024
JERUSALEM (RNS) — Visitors to Israel have been few since its war with Hamas began. But in December, groups of evangelical Christians began to arrive on solidarity missions, say groups that promote links between Israel and evangelicals abroad.
American evangelicals interpret Israel-Hamas War as a prelude to End Times
By Fiona André — November 17, 2023
(RNS) — Armed conflicts involving Israel are often associated with End Times’ battles by American evangelicals, as many believe the Jewish state will play a role in fulfilling the biblical prophecy.
Bishop Robert Stearns wants to reinvent evangelicalism without leaving it behind
By Benjamin Spratt and Joshua Stanton — August 31, 2022
(RNS) — The pastor from western New York is one of a rising cohort of evangelical leaders who are looking beyond partisan politics and messaging based on fear.
Evangelical support for Israel is neither permanent nor inevitable
By Walker Robins — July 19, 2021
(The Conversation) — The political alliance between American evangelicals and Israel’s right wing may have peaked during the Trump administration.
Evangelical Christians must rethink their reflexive support for Israel
By Gregory Khalil — May 27, 2021
(RNS) — Four reasons evangelicals are reluctant to support equality for Palestinians and Israelis publicly.
The anti-Semitic theology behind the Christian Zionist lobby
By Lynn Gottlieb — July 8, 2019
(RNS) — Christians United for Israel says it supports a Jewish state, but it considers Jews useful only insofar as they trigger the end of days.
Yechiel Eckstein was a bridge to Christian evangelicals
By Jeffrey Salkin — February 6, 2019
"The whole world hates us." Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein proved that wrong.
Christian company’s $150 million dream of Israeli oil boom may go bust
By Bruce Tomaso — December 21, 2018
DALLAS (RNS) — Zion Oil & Gas spent $150 million chasing its founder's dream of finding oil in Israel. Now that dream and the company may go bust.
New US policy toward Jerusalem will advance peace in the region
By John Hagee — May 15, 2018
(RNS) — The decision to update American policy regarding the holy city was both right and righteous.
Is Jerusalem embassy part of God’s grand plan? Why some evangelicals love Israel
By John Fea — May 15, 2018
(RNS) — Many American evangelicals cheered because they understood the United States' recognition of Jerusalem as the 'once and eternal' capital of Israel as a fulfillment of biblical prophecy.
For some, the US Embassy’s move to Jerusalem fulfills divine prophecy
By Paul O'Donnell — May 14, 2018
JERUSALEM (RNS) — For many evangelical Christians and Orthodox Jews, the controversial relocation of the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem is not only a smart political move, but the fulfillment of divine prophecy.
Palestinian Christians slam Pence’s pro-Israel faith
By Karin Laub — January 22, 2018
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian Christians say U.S. Vice President Mike Pence's brand of evangelical Christianity, with its fervent embrace of modern-day Israel as fulfillment of biblical prophecy, lacks their faith's compassion and justice, including for those who have endured half a century of Israeli occupation.
Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem excites apocalyptic fervor
By Matthew Gabriele — December 11, 2017
(RNS) — Some evangelical Christian leaders have greeted it as the beginning of a final battle between good and evil, writes Matthew Gabriele. (COMMENTARY)
Angry protests across Muslim world over Trump decision on Jerusalem
By Jerome Socolovsky — December 8, 2017
JERUSALEM (AP) — Large crowds of worshippers across the Muslim world staged anti-U.S. marches, some stomping on posters of Donald Trump or burning American flags in the largest outpouring of anger yet at the U.S. president's recognition of bitterly contested Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
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