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Jun. 9, 2021 5:21 PM
Mike Evans calls himself “the largest evangelical leader in the world.” That might explain why folks listen when he opens his mouth. And boy, has it been wide open lately.
First, there was the public letter he issued accusing Naftali Bennett of being “so obsessed with destroying [Benjamin] Netanyahu that you’re willing to damage the State of Israel for your worthless cause,” and calling him a “disgusting disappointment” and a “pathetic, bitter little man.”
Then came a blog post last week on the Times of Israel website, where Evans compared members of the proposed “coalition of change” to “rabid dogs” who wish to “crucify” Israel’s longest standing prime minister.
Two incredible polls were released recently. Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke (UNCP) commissioned the Barna Group to survey evangelical Christians about their views on Israel/Palestine. This undertaking might seem.
Israel is reportedly asking the United States for an additional $1 billion in military aid so they can replenish their Iron Dome missile defense system.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the Evangelical Christian movement and a mission of approximately 800 members of Pastor John Hagee’s Christians United for Israel (CUFI) organization, in Jerusalem on Sunday night MArch 18 2012. (Photo: Amos Ben Gershom/Flash90)
Two incredible polls were released recently. Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke (UNCP) commissioned the Barna Group to survey evangelical Christians about their views on Israel/Palestine. This undertaking might seem academic to some, as evangelicals have long been associated with enthusiastic and consistent support Israel. There’s been a vast amount of literature and commentary on Christian Zionism, and you can find a whole lot of it in the
“If we succeed in educating the next generation of Jews and Christians that our primary connection to Israel is based first and foremost on the Bible, then there are a lot of reasons to be optimistic. If we double down on faith-based advocacy, we will get there,” said Rabbi Tuly Weisz of Israel365.