Israel and christianity

Faith, friendship, and the future of Israel advocacy - opinion

As extremists seek to divide Americans, antisemitism is rising openly, and support for Israel is increasingly politicized, genuine Jewish-Christian friendship is not merely symbolic; it is necessary

JUNE 1, 2026|ByMARK JENKINS, CHAIM STEINMETZ

Participants attend the annual Israel Day Parade, Sunday, May 31, 2026.

FOREIGN MINISTER Gideon Sa'ar and new envoy to Christian world George Deek.

Israel appoints new envoy to Christian world after Lebanese Jesus statue, Pizzaballa controversies

The new appointment, George Deek, had previously been Israel's ambassador to Azerbaijan. He was also, the Foreign Ministry noted, Israel's first Christian ambassador in history.

APRIL 23, 2026|ByTZVI JASPER

IFCJ volunteers pack medical supply kits to be distributed in Syria

A Shared Calling: Partnering Across Faiths to Support Israel

Yael Eckstein, Global CEO of the IFCJ, reflects on the growing partnership with U.S. evangelicals and the impact it’s having on Israel’s most vulnerable

SEPTEMBER 21, 2025|ByALAN ROSENBAUM

Senator Ted Cruz and Tucker Carlson on the Tucker Carlson show, June 19, 2025.

Tucker Carlson: The GOAT of replacement theology - opinion

Tucker Carlson is not only the latest mouthpiece for Replacement Theology, but when it comes to “cursing Israel,” he is perhaps the most dangerous of all time.

JUNE 23, 2025|ByTULY WEISZ

Passages – ‘Birthright’ for Christian college students

"The majority come because they are committed Christians, they want to see the Bible come alive."

JANUARY 11, 2018ByHERB KEINON

American Christian college students in Israel as part of a program aimed at Christian students, called Passages, visit the holy site of the Mount Precipice in the Galilee town of Nazareth.

Record breaking 20% increase in Christmas pilgrims to Israel expected

Tourism Ministry: Over 3.5 million tourists in 2017 – 500,000 more than previous year.

DECEMBER 20, 2017ByDANIEL K. EISENBUD

A cross to bare: tattoos and tradition in Jerusalem

Some of the shop's designs date back to Crusader times.

DECEMBER 20, 2017ByREUTERS

Tattoo artist Wassim Razzouk holds an ancient wooden tattoo stamp near a tattoo he recently completed on his customer's arm at his studio in Jerusalem's Old City

Comment: Trump has to do better than Cyrus

Cyrus couldn’t complete his declaration. How will Trump fare?

DECEMBER 14, 2017ByBENJAMIN GLATT

US President Donald Trump places a note in the stones of the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest prayer site, in Jerusalem's Old City May 22, 2017.

Comment: Jerusalem is seeing the light

100 years to city's capture and Trump recognition means future keeps on getting brighter.

DECEMBER 11, 2017ByBENJAMIN GLATT

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence stands behind as U.S. President Donald Trump holds up the proclamation he signed that the United States recognizes Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and will move its embassy there, during an address from the White House in Washington, U.S., December 6, 2017

Intense push by US evangelicals helped set stage for Trump's decision on Jerusalem

Conservative Christians have argued that formally recognizing Jerusalem was long overdue following a 1995 congressional mandate to move the embassy from Tel Aviv.

DECEMBER 7, 2017ByREUTERS

God Bless Trump banner in Jerusalem put up in honor of Trump's announcement

Comment: Jerusalem embassy move is a biblical issue

If the modern People of Israel are a continuation of the ancient biblical People of Israel, then shouldn’t the capital of the modern State of Israel be the same as the ancient Kingdom of Israel?

NOVEMBER 29, 2017ByBENJAMIN GLATT