Evangelical support for Israel is neither permanent nor inevitable

  • Written by: Walker Robins, Lecturer in History, Merrimack College
Evangelical support for Israel is neither permanent nor inevitablePresident Trump's evangelical supporters cheered the 2018 move of of the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.Ariel Schalit/AP

Israel’s former ambassador to the U.S., Ron Dermer, made waves in May 2021 when he publicly suggested that Israel should prioritize its relationship with American evangelicals over American Jews.

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