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Christian Zionism

Then-US Senate candidate Jackson Lahmeyer, a Tulsa-area pastor, speaks to Edmond resident Winona Heltzel on March 15, 2022, at the H&H Shooting Sports gun range in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo by Sean Murphy_File)
June 16, 2026, 10:21 am
Trump-backed congressional candidate supports Israel, says Antichrist will be Jewish
Jackson Lahmeyer favored in Tuesday’s primary for solidly Republican Oklahoma district with large Jewish community, amid widening evangelical divide over Zionism
By Andrew Lapin and Grace Gilson
A statue of Jesus Christ on the facade of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Nov. 10, 2020. (AP/Andrew Medichini, File)
March 8, 2026, 11:29 am
US right-wing schism over antisemitism puts ‘Christ is king’ at center of culture war
Phrase has increasingly been used by far-right figures as a hate meme targeting Jews, even as others use it as a sincere declaration of faith
By Peter Smith
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee delivers remarks as US President Donald Trump hosts Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a dinner in the Blue Room of the White House on July 7, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik / Getty Images via AFP)
July 18, 2025, 6:55 am
Huckabee threatens to declare Israel does not welcome Christians, as visa row blows open
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
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
Illustrative: A police car at the scene of a crime. (lunopark/Shutterstock.com)
June 4, 2025, 7:00 am
Daughter of famed Noahide archaeologist found dead in her home; son suspected killer
73-year-old Sarah Richardson moved to Israel with her father, later converted to Judaism; police find son digging in yard, suspect he was trying to bury mother, hide evidence
By Charlie Summers
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee speaks at the Jewish News Syndicate conference in Jerusalem, on April 28, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
April 29, 2025, 2:45 am
New US envoy: Israel’s struggle against its enemies is a ‘battle between heaven and hell’
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
By Sam Sokol
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) speaks to evangelical pastor and senior adviser to the White House Faith Office, Paula White (L) in an interview published April 11, 2025. (Screen capture via YouTube)
April 14, 2025, 8:46 pm
End of Days and divine providence: Netanyahu gives interview to evangelical Trump adviser
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
By ToI Staff
Pastor Sam Rodriguez (L) and Bishop Robert Stearns (R) in Jerusalem, February 2025 (Courtesy Eagles' Wings)
February 20, 2025, 8:52 pm
Leading Hispanic pastor seeks to build firewall against declining Israel support
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
By Lazar Berman
A still from 'Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Spy, Assassin'. (Courtesy)
January 28, 2025, 3:30 am
Film about hero executed by Nazis faces accusations of abetting Christian nationalism
‘Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin’ portrays a real-life minister martyred for standing up for his beliefs, but critics including his descendants say it hides a political message
By Rich Tenorio
Deborah Lipstadt, Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism, speaks at the March for Israel rally on November 14, 2023 in Washington. (Daryl Perry)
November 15, 2023, 2:30 pm
Massive pro-Israel rally spotlights anxieties around surge of antisemitism in US
Administration’s antisemitism envoy Deborah Lipstadt assures crowd that America stands ‘against Jew-hatred’ amid backdrop of rising antisemitic incidents
By Charlie Summers
Illustrative: Holding US and Israeli flags, a crowd of largely Evangelical Christians pray during the Christians United For Israel (CUFI) 'Night to Honor Israel' during the CUFI Summit 2023, in Arlington, Virginia, at the Crystal Gateway Marriott, July 17, 2023. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)
November 12, 2023, 4:28 pm
A sizeable US demographic, many Evangelicals are sending money and manpower to Israel
A month into the Israel-Hamas war, Evangelicals aren’t just helping fight antisemitism at home – they’re hosting fundraisers and sending volunteers and supplies to the Jewish state
By Cathryn J. Prince
File: Christian Zionists at a 2013 Day of Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem. (Times of Israel/Lazar Berman)
March 22, 2023, 9:29 pm
Despite PM’s assurances, Christian Zionists bedeviled by anti-missionary bill
UTJ-sponsored bill, submitted at start of every Knesset, is not meant to become law, says spokesman — but millions of Christian supporters of Israel globally have taken notice
By Lazar Berman
Prominent evangelical Zionist Mike Evans stands in front of the Friends of Zion museum in Jerusalem after he unveiled his "Ukraine Can't Breathe" campaign, April 4, 2022 (courtesy)
May 1, 2022, 11:58 pm
In Jerusalem, a Christian Zionist leader makes it his mission to save Ukraine’s Jews
Inspired by George Floyd protests and own childhood, outspoken Netanyahu ally Mike Evans launches ‘Ukraine Can’t Breathe’ campaign, delivering aid and helping families escape war
By Lazar Berman
Two Ukrainian-Jewish girls shown on a bus in Moldova arranged for their families by Christians for Israel, March 7, 2022. (Courtesy of Christians for Israel/ via JTA)
March 19, 2022, 5:32 am
Christians help hundreds of Ukrainian Jews escape the war and immigrate to Israel
Christians for Israel, which has helped thousands of Jews move from Ukraine to the Holy Land over the past 25 years, has been preparing for this moment since 2014
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (Republican-Alabama) discussing opportunities between the Us and Israel with Heather Johnston and Ari Sacher in his office in Washington in 2021 (courtesy)
January 7, 2022, 8:40 pm
From Iron Dome to supply chains, US Christian group quietly shaping US-Israel ties
After bringing House leaders to the West Bank and securing missile defense funding, the Alabama-based USIEA sees Abraham Accords countries replacing China as pharma suppliers
By Lazar Berman
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the Christian Media Summit in Jerusalem, October 14, 2018. (Haim Tzach/GPO)
November 11, 2021, 5:43 am
Bennett, Netanyahu to address Christian Media Summit in Jerusalem
Top Israeli officials will speak at Thursday’s 5th annual gathering of leading Christian media figures; PM: ‘Israel stands united with Christians’
By ToI Staff
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