Pollsters tell Haaretz that while American support for the Palestinian cause has clearly grown over the past decade, it’s too early to know how the latest flare-up in Gaza will affect support for either side
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Jun. 9, 2021 5:21 PM
Mike Evans calls himself “the largest evangelical leader in the world.” That might explain why folks listen when he opens his mouth. And boy, has it been wide open lately.
First, there was the public letter he issued accusing Naftali Bennett of being “so obsessed with destroying [Benjamin] Netanyahu that you’re willing to damage the State of Israel for your worthless cause,” and calling him a “disgusting disappointment” and a “pathetic, bitter little man.”
Then came a blog post last week on the Times of Israel website, where Evans compared members of the proposed “coalition of change” to “rabid dogs” who wish to “crucify” Israel’s longest standing prime minister.
The support of young American evangelical Christians for Israel transforms the Israeli-Palestinian conflict news
After the latest round of conflicts between Israelis and Palestinians, American television evangelist John Haji delivered a speech to his congregation at the Cornerstone Church in San Antonio, Texas, every Sunday.
“Supporting Israel is not a political issue. It is a biblical issue,” Haji declared in his sermon on May 23, which he called the “Battle of Jerusalem.”
Hagee is the founder of Christians United for Israel, an umbrella Christian group composed of 10 million members. Ron Dermer, the former Israeli ambassador, recently stated that their support for Israel is as important as American Jews. Maybe even more important.