The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/christian-zionists/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Sat, 19 Sep 2026 03:46:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Christian Zionists | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/christian-zionists/ 32 32 ‘The connection is spiritual’: Pacific island nations see prophecy in Jerusalem embassies https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-connection-is-spiritual-pacific-island-nations-see-prophecy-in-jerusalem-embassies/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 07:12:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3895392 After Nauru becomes latest nation to set up shop in Israel's capital, Fijian ex-diplomat says 'Christianity is the biggest underlying factor' in region's support for Jewish state

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]]> Easter prayer fiasco, resolved too late, shows Christians still treated as afterthought https://www.timesofisrael.com/easter-prayer-fiasco-resolved-too-late-shows-christians-still-treated-as-afterthought/ Sun, 12 Apr 2026 14:26:17 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3795091&preview=true&preview_id=3795091 Netanyahu boasted about protecting worshipers once row over Holy Sepulchre access was fixed; without serious attention to policy, he'll continue rushing to clean up scandals after the harm has been done

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]]> PM tells Evangelical leaders Israel is part of effort to protect Christians worldwide https://www.timesofisrael.com/pm-tells-evangelical-leaders-israel-is-part-of-effort-to-protect-christians-worldwide/ Thu, 01 Jan 2026 06:31:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3724593 Netanyahu doesn't name the countries involved; PM says fight for support among young conservatives in US amid increased antisemitism, anti-Israel sentiment is an 8th front in war

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]]> US, Israel resolve issue of visas for visiting Christians, after row went public https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-israel-resolve-issue-of-visas-for-visiting-christians-after-row-goes-public/ Mon, 21 Jul 2025 20:54:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3603190 US Ambassador Huckabee says Israel will 'completely restore the long-standing process'; last week, he threatened to declare Israel no longer welcomes Christians

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]]> Causing strategic, moral harm, Netanyahu lets others dictate Israel’s ties with Christians https://www.timesofisrael.com/causing-strategic-moral-harm-netanyahu-lets-others-dictate-israels-ties-with-christians/ Mon, 21 Jul 2025 19:54:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3601894 Last week underscored how little control the PM, a longtime friend of evangelicals, exerts over key relationship, as extremists undermine support and army focuses on tactical fight

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]]> Huckabee threatens to declare Israel does not welcome Christians, as visa row blows open https://www.timesofisrael.com/huckabee-threatens-to-declare-israel-not-welcoming-christians-as-visa-row-blows-open/ Fri, 18 Jul 2025 03:55:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3600729 US envoy pens scathing letter to interior minister, accusing Israel of blocking Christian groups from entering Israel and warning of reciprocal steps against Israeli visa seekers

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]]> New US envoy: Israel’s struggle against its enemies is a ‘battle between heaven and hell’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-us-envoy-israels-struggle-against-its-enemies-is-a-battle-between-heaven-and-hell/ Mon, 28 Apr 2025 23:45:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3537384 Mike Huckabee, an Evangelical, declares Israel ‘a chosen place for a chosen people,’ lauds Trump for reversing Biden's ‘ridiculous policies,' says his top goal is returning the hostages

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]]> End of Days and divine providence: Netanyahu gives interview to evangelical Trump adviser https://www.timesofisrael.com/end-of-days-and-divine-providence-netanyahu-gives-interview-to-evangelical-trump-adviser/ Mon, 14 Apr 2025 17:46:31 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3527005 Paula White, head of White House Faith Office, asks PM about Armageddon, Trump assassination attempt, in latest US interview amid PM's yearslong shunning of most Israeli media

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]]> Allegations of Christian influence surface ahead of World Zionist Congress election https://www.timesofisrael.com/allegations-of-christian-influence-surface-ahead-of-world-zionist-congress-election/ Wed, 04 Dec 2024 18:47:54 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3432783 As Diaspora Jews prepare for vote that will influence funding of Jewish causes and oversight of Israel's 'national institutions,' a group is accused of misrepresentation

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]]> Netanyahu to dispatch new envoy to US once Trump returns to the White House https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-to-dispatch-new-envoy-to-us-once-trump-returns-to-the-white-house/ Thu, 07 Nov 2024 19:26:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3414562 PM thanks Israeli Ambassador Michael Herzog for 'significant' contribution during wartime; Yechiel Leiter to succeed him; evangelical ally of Trump: Israel must end wars by January

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]]> In Holland’s Bible belt, a Christian family’s pro-Israel empire shifts into overdrive https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-hollands-bible-belt-a-christian-familys-pro-israel-empire-shifts-into-overdrive/ Tue, 20 Aug 2024 01:47:17 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3333040 Since the October 7 Hamas massacre, the 45-year-old Christians for Israel's product sales, public engagement - and risk exposure - have vastly increased

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]]> Pro-Israel US conservatives concerned over isolationism, and antisemitism, on far right https://www.timesofisrael.com/pro-israel-us-conservatives-concerned-over-isolationism-and-antisemitism-on-far-right/ Wed, 07 Aug 2024 22:53:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3346156 At CUFI annual summit, Christian activists and their Jewish allies address right-wing Republicans who oppose laws defining Jew hatred and want to curb aid to the Jewish state

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]]> ‘Fighting the same battle’: After Oct. 7, settlers court Republican evangelicals https://www.timesofisrael.com/fighting-the-same-battle-after-oct-7-settlers-court-republican-evangelicals/ Sat, 20 Jul 2024 14:33:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3335768 Groups, including one founded hours after start of Hamas onslaught, fund visits for prominent GOP officials: 'Having friends and voices like that in very high places in the US helps us'

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]]> Israelis from town 2 miles from Lebanon forced to return home after running out of funds https://www.timesofisrael.com/israelis-from-town-two-miles-from-lebanon-return-home-after-running-out-of-funds/ Mon, 01 Jul 2024 11:03:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3321996 After a hotel stay subsidized by a tapped-out Christian organization, Avdon's 600 residents are refused state housing provided to others within the same distance from border

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]]> Political climate sparks ‘notable increase’ in attacks on Israel’s Christians – NGO https://www.timesofisrael.com/political-climate-sparks-notable-increase-in-attacks-on-israels-christians-ngo/ Wed, 05 Jun 2024 05:34:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3305091&preview=true&preview_id=3305091 Rossing Center report says authorities must do more to counter violence against clergy, pilgrims and church sites in Jerusalem and the Galilee

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