Anchored by roughly 44 million white evangelical Protestants who lean heavily Republican, the movement exerts immense pressure on federal lawmakers through direct lobbying and electoral support. Networks within the community have channeled billions of dollars toward Israeli causes, including settlement expansion in the West Bank. In Washington, groups like Ralph Drollinger’s Capitol Ministries reinforce these doctrines by conducting weekly Bible studies for members of Congress.
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Evangelical theology views modern Israel's borders as the fulfillment of biblical prophec…: Evangelical theology views modern Israel's borders as the fulfillment of biblical prophecy tied directly to the return of Christ.
Strong evangelical backing provides lawmakers with political cover to resist reductions i…: Strong evangelical backing provides lawmakers with political cover to resist reductions in United States military aid to Israel.
Faith-based political organizations maintain direct access to the federal government thro…: Faith-based political organizations maintain direct access to the federal government through routine congressional Bible study sessions.
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Israel, the US, Christian Zionism and the search for Armageddon.
A sermon becomes a map. A map becomes policy. And policy becomes land taken, homes emptied and borders redrawn. ‘Greater Israel’: How Christian Zionism Became Policy – a 22-minute Al Jazeera Originals documentary directed by Awad Joumaa – traces how a centuries-old biblical idea travelled from English fringe pulpits to the heart of US politics, and from prophecy into the machinery of modern power. Blending archival footage and AI-assisted visuals, the film explores a question that no longer belongs only to theologians or historians: what happens when a religious vision of territory is backed by votes, money, military infrastructure and state policy?
A sermon, a map, a policy
In a megachurch in San Antonio, Texas, Pastor John Hagee reads the map aloud. God, he says, promised the Jewish people “one-half of modern-day Egypt, all of Israel, all of Lebanon, all of Syria, all of Jordan, all of Kuwait, and three-fourths of Saudi Arabia”.
This is not a negotiation, he tells his congregation.
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