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Opinion Mike Huckabee’s old-school Christian Zionism is bad news for anyone who wants Middle East peace
Understanding Huckabee's theology is crucial to understanding the specific dangers of his vision
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Fast Forward What Jewish groups are saying ahead of Mike Huckabee’s confirmation hearing to be Israel ambassador
The former Arkansas governor and evangelical pastor is a staunch Christian Zionist who has called for Israel to control the West Bank in perpetuity
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Fast Forward What is the new ‘Judea and Samaria Caucus’ in Congress all about?
It’s one of several signs of how Trump’s Republicans are reshaping the conversation around the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. (And: It has no Jewish members.)
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Opinion Pete Hegseth’s belief in Christian dominion should deeply trouble American Jews
The new secretary of defense’s approach to Zionism has Christian supremacist roots
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News Allegations of Christian influence surface as World Zionist Congress election heats up
A body tasked with administering an election in which only Jews are allowed to vote felt compelled this year to clarify what it means by ‘Jew’
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Opinion The head of the largest Christian Zionist organization is no friend to Israel — he wants an apocalypse there
Pastor John Hagee, founder of Christians United for Israel, urged Israel to retaliate against Iran
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Culture Who is John Hagee, the Christian Zionist pastor who spoke at the March for Israel?
Hagee, who has made numerous antisemitic statements in the past, runs the largest Christian lobby for Israel
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Fast Forward Progressive Jews angered evangelical Pastor John Hagee will address Israel rally
Some progressive group leaders say they had been assured that Hagee would not get a platform at Tuesday's event on the National Mall
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Fast Forward Why the Antisemitism Awareness Act now has a religious liberty clause to protect ‘Jews killed Jesus’ statements
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News Why Zohran Mamdani believes he’ll win over Jewish voters, as Israel critic surges to second behind Cuomo in NYC mayoral race
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