The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/evangelical-christians/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 04:12:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Evangelical Christians | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/evangelical-christians/ 32 32 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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]]> Israel banks on Christian pilgrims and faith-based travel to drive tourism recovery https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-banks-on-christian-pilgrims-and-faith-based-travel-to-drive-tourism-recovery/ Wed, 04 Feb 2026 09:35:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3747600 Tourism Ministry plans a digital campaign geared to Evangelicals and pro-Israel communities; AI app for Holy Land trips launches with support of US Ambassador Mike Huckabee

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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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]]> Israel to spend up to $4.1M in bid to bolster support among Christians in western US https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-to-spend-up-to-4-1m-in-bid-to-bolster-support-among-christians-in-western-us/ Sat, 04 Oct 2025 03:49:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3655957 Federal filings show Foreign Ministry hired US firm to run campaign targeting churchgoers with digital ads, mobile 'Oct. 7th Experience'

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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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]]> 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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]]> Leading Hispanic pastor seeks to build firewall against declining Israel support https://www.timesofisrael.com/leading-hispanic-pastor-seeks-to-build-firewall-against-declining-israel-support/ Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:52:29 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3481660 In partnership with Eagles' Wings, Sam Rodriguez - adviser to Bush, Obama, and Trump - sees young clergy as key to countering pro-Palestinian trends in Latino community

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]]> Is Trump’s pick of Huckabee as envoy to Israel a harbinger of West Bank annexation? https://www.timesofisrael.com/is-trumps-pick-of-huckabee-as-envoy-to-israel-a-harbinger-of-west-bank-annexation/ Fri, 15 Nov 2024 08:41:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3420069 While proponents and opponents of move agree next US administration will seriously weigh it, some note president-elect's unpredictability

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]]> Why Trump is being compared to the obscure biblical king Jehu on the Christian right https://www.timesofisrael.com/why-trump-is-being-compared-to-the-obscure-biblical-king-jehu-on-the-christian-right/ Mon, 04 Nov 2024 23:30:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3411521 Some pastors are urging their followers to think of the Republican candidate as a present-day manifestation of the monarch who violently killed the evil Jezebel

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]]> For some Christians, upcoming solar eclipse heralds the second coming of Christ https://www.timesofisrael.com/for-some-christians-upcoming-solar-eclipse-heralds-the-second-coming-of-christ/ Fri, 05 Apr 2024 15:10:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3261855 Total solar eclipse on April 8 that will be visible in North America sparks speculation among some US Evangelical Christians that it could be a portent of the End of Days

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]]> Showing support for Israel, American Christians volunteer for war effort https://www.timesofisrael.com/showing-support-for-israel-american-christians-volunteer-for-war-effort/ Wed, 13 Mar 2024 15:25:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3244530 In the US, standing for the Jewish state has become a top priority for evangelicals during a presidential election year

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]]> Turning the other cheek on extremist Jews’ incitement, Christians flock to Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/turning-the-other-cheek-on-extremist-jews-incitement-christians-flock-to-israel/ Mon, 19 Feb 2024 04:59:14 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3222321 Delegations and solidarity trips of hundreds of supporters from churches around the world are touring the sites of carnage wrought by Hamas while bolstering the survivors

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]]> Visiting Christian group donates $500,000 to Oct. 7 survivors’ post-trauma therapy https://www.timesofisrael.com/visiting-christian-group-donates-500000-to-oct-7-survivors-post-trauma-therapy/ Wed, 24 Jan 2024 23:49:49 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3208928 Passages had brought some 11,000 visitors to communities Kfar Aza and Netiv Ha'asara in the years leading up to the attack

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]]> In veiled jab at Trump, pro-Israel evangelical leader slams racism, antisemitism in GOP https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-veiled-jab-at-trump-pro-israel-evangelical-leader-slams-racism-antisemitism-in-gop/ Tue, 23 Jan 2024 03:10:53 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3207194 John Hagee publishes op-ed taking implied shots at former US president, denounces Texas state party for rejecting ban on associating with Nazi sympathizers and Holocaust deniers

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]]> Daily Briefing Dec. 22: Day 77 – How does IDF determine hostages’ deaths without bodies? https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-dec-22-day-77-how-does-idf-determine-hostages-deaths-without-bodies/ Fri, 22 Dec 2023 09:55:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3184170&preview=true&preview_id=3184170 Health reporter Renee Ghert-Zand on an unprecedented committee of MDs who attempt to bring closure to families; political reporter Sam Sokol on a US evangelical mission to the south

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