Israel

“…at the bottom of this belief a presupposition is lurking, namely that the modern state of Israel is equivalent to biblical Israel.” - P&D

Also: Why Many Christians Are Pushing Back on Ted Cruz’s Views About Israel - Relevant

“Jesus told us that what would shock people about his return is not the drama that’s leading up to it…but the ordinariness.” - C.Leaders

“Many Christian leaders commended Trump on social media for his decision to bomb Iran.” - C.Leaders

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Southern Baptist leaders react to U.S. bombing Iran - Baptist Press

“Fmr. Ambassor David Friedman: Modern-day Israel is ‘the same nation of Israel referred to in the Bible’ ” - CPost
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“The short answer is, to my mind, as a Christian realist, yes, but not with unqualified enthusiasm. Christian Realism never embraces war enthusiastically, only from grim necessity, hopefully without illusions, knowing that even success brings more problems, and likely tragedies.” - Providence

“Mike Huckabee, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, sent President Donald Trump a text message in which Huckabee expressed his confidence that Trump would hear God’s voice regarding how to handle the conflict between Israel and Iran and that God ‘spared’ Trump from being assassinated for a special purpose.” - C.Leaders

“Six people were killed in the Bat Yam impact, including a 60-year-old woman, a 70-year-old man, a 55-year-old woman, a 10-year-old boy, an 8-year-old girl, and an 18-year-old boy. At the time of publication, seven people were still listed as missing, and hundreds were injured.” - CPost

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“the public’s views of Israel have turned more negative over the past three years. More than half of U.S. adults (53%) now express an unfavorable opinion of Israel, up from 42% in March 2022” - Pew

“Have no illusions. It is not as if these Gaza demonstrators are friends of Israel. It is not even the case that ‘the enemy of my enemy is my friend.’ But they are fed up with Hamas.” - RNS