U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman said “there are people who hate Israel that are given platforms all over the United States. They apply double standards to Israel that they wouldn’t think of applying to other countries in the Middle East or anywhere else in the world.”
Christians United for Israel (CUFI) announced that it has crossed the 6-million member threshold, fewer than six months after breaking through the 5-million barrier.
In the context of a flourishing era for Jewish-Christian relations in the United States and abroad, Israel is witnessing a new level of passionate support from Evangelical Protestant Christians – a group that represents more than a quarter of Americans, according to the Pew Research Center.
As the daughter of the prominent evangelical minister, Billy Graham, Anne Graham Lotz, founder of AnGeL Ministries, is a second-generation lover of Zion. Her father was a forerunner in Christian support of Israel, leading his thousands of followers to support the Jewish state politically at a time when this relationship was just beginning. Lotz has taken that relationship deeper and internalized it into her personal spiritual service.
“Evangelicals represent 25%-30% of the American population and strongly support the nation of Israel, the birthplace of our own Christian heritage,” reads the letter sent by the 38 leaders.
During his on-going trip to Brazil, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Brazilian Christian Friends of Israel in Rio de Janeiro. Netanyahu remarked, “We have no better friends in the world than the evangelical community.”
The role of evangelical leaders in the election of President-elect Jair Bolsonaro was as historical as it was with President Trump in the United States. Strengthening the ties with the US and Israel was a promise he made while running for office, and he wants to deliver.
Christian Zionist Dr. Charlotte Phillips told Arutz Sheva in an interview why she loves Israel and the central place the Land of Israel plays in the Bible.
The growing connection between African Christians and Israel is truly a wonder to behold.
Brazil’s president-elect Jair Bolsonaro has announced that in a package of initial moves related to Israel and the Middle East, he plans to shut down the Palestinian embassy in Brasilia.
A recent survey of Evangelical Christians revealed that a majority of them acknowledge that God accepts the prayers of Jews. Although this seems to be a positive development in Jewish-Christian relations, the idea that basic tenets of Christianity can be cast aside is the source of serious concern for the Christian clergy.
Pastor David Decker came to Israel in 1980 as a proud evangelical Christian, with a clear agenda to preach to the Jewish people. Thirty-eight years later, he’s advocating for Israel-loving Christians around the world to “come together under the spiritual direction of the leaders of Judaism” to help inaugurate the Messianic era.
Gesher means bridge in Hebrew. Pastor David Swaggerty from Columbus, Ohio built a Gesher Center in his church to help build bridges. He wanted to provide a space for Evangelical Christians and Jews to learn from one another.
Leket Israel successfully combines the best of Israel’s modern and innovative industries with the nation of Israel’s most treasured Biblical traditions.
‘Jerusalem is the eternal capital of Israel, and I am very proud of my country and my president for recognizing that fact,’ said Pastor John Hagee, founder of Christians United for Israel.
