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Top Strategies for Philatelists Professionals to Excel in Why conservative American evangelicals are among Israel's strongest supporters
Top Strategies for Philatelists Professionals to Excel in Why conservative American evangelicals are among Israel's strongest supporters
WASHINGTON, D.C. — One of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's first meetings in the United States this week was not with American Jewish leaders but with evangelical ones.
The conservative Christians met with Netanyahu on Monday at Blair House, which is near the White House. The gathering came ahead of the Israeli leader's meeting with President Donald Trump on Tuesday, which led to Trump's dramatic proposals about the future of Gaza.
The fact that our meeting took place before his meetings with President Trump and US elected officials is indicative of the strength of the historic friendship that exists between Israel and Christians in America, said Pastor Jentezen Franklin, who leads a Georgia megachurch and has served as a Trump spiritual adviser.
Among those in attendance were former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, a Baptist pastor and Trump's pick to be the US ambassador to Israel, and Tony Perkins, president of the socially conservative Family Research Council.
Who are Christian Zionists? Many of those in attendance were Christian Zionists, including Pastor John Hagee, founder of Christians United for Israel, an evangelical organization that claims 10 million members.
The Prime Minister is here – as his country begins to conclude its longest war — to effectively reset the US-Israel relationship after the damage done by four years of, at best, lukewarm support for the Jewish state, Hagee told The Associated Press via email.
Christian Zionism is an ideology among some evangelical Christians, particularly in the United States, that asserts a biblical imperative for the nation of Israel to possess all the land promised by God to Abraham and his descendants. This belief often manifests itself through political activism and support for policies deemed favorable to Israel's security and territorial claims.