Christians are not united for Israel
Summary
The Christians United for Israel (CUFI) group held its annual conference in Washington, promoting strong support for Israel based on religious beliefs. Some Christians disagree with CUFI's view, arguing that supporting Israel should not mean ignoring moral questions about its government’s actions, especially regarding Palestinians. Recent surveys show growing numbers of American Christians have a less favorable view of Israel.Key Facts
- CUFI is a major Christian group in the U.S. that supports Israel based on a religious belief called Christian Zionism.
- CUFI’s view links support for Israel to faithfulness to God, making criticism of Israel a religious issue for its members.
- Many Christians do not agree with CUFI and believe that loving Jewish people does not mean uncritically supporting the Israeli government.
- The modern state of Israel is different from biblical Israel and should be judged like any government.
- Christian Zionist theology uses biblical promises to Abraham to justify political support for Israel.
- The article’s author is a Palestinian-American Christian who criticizes CUFI’s approach as politically and theologically wrong.
- A recent Pew Research survey found that 60% of American adults have an unfavorable view of Israel.
- Among Christians in the survey, nearly half of Protestants and a majority of Catholics had negative views of Israel, and support among white evangelicals is declining.
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