Evangelical support for modern Israeli policy is not only geopolitical but rooted in a particular strand of Christian end‑times theology (dispensationalism) that sees a restored Israel as central to prophecy. That theology has historical anchors (17th‑century English advocates, 19th‑century Darby) and contemporary political manifestations (pastor mobilization, meetings between Israeli leaders and U.S. religious figures).
— Understanding this theological‑to‑political pipeline explains why segments of the U.S. religious right sustain specific foreign‑policy positions and why those positions persist independent of conventional strategic arguments.
2026.04.04
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The article documents Netanyahu meeting Jerry Falwell and traces the intellectual lineage to Darby and Sir Henry Finch as concrete evidence of theology shaping political alliances.
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