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Evangelicals Push to Rename West Bank, Spark Controversy

2/23/2025

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Pro-Israel evangelicals and certain U.S. Congress members are rallying to rename the West Bank as "Judea and Samaria," invoking its biblical roots. This movement, backed by the National Religious Broadcasters, faces backlash for potentially erasing Palestinian identity and distorting historical geography, as the biblical lands stretch far beyond today's borders.

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Pro-Israel evangelicals and certain U.S. Congress members are rallying to rename the West Bank as "Judea and Samaria," invoking its biblical roots. This movement, backed by the National Religious Broadcasters, faces backlash for potentially erasing Palestinian identity and distorting historical geography, as the biblical lands stretch far beyond today's borders.