For some, Israel is visible proof that God fulfills His promises and guides history. For others, the Jewish state has become a geopolitical stumbling block, a moral and political problem case that burdens rather than strengthens America’s interests. Between these poles stretches today a religious landscape that for decades was considered Israel’s most reliable ally.
Yet the dispute runs deeper than any foreign policy debate. It is a theological earthquake that is reordering two thousand years of Christianity. It polarizes families, congregations, universities, media outlets, and entire churches. And it shows how fragile that once seemingly unshakable alliance between American Christians and the Jewish state has become. That this conflict is very real is evident in four prominent figures of the American right: Donald Trump, who presents himself as “Israel’s best friend”; Senator Ted Cruz, one of the most reliable pro-Israel voices in Congress; Candace Owens, who spreads anti-Zionist conspiracy theories; and Tucker Carlson, who increasingly suggests that Israel is more of an obstacle (or burden) to the United States than an ally. Within one and the same...
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