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Young Evangelicals Shift Focus: Palestinian Rights Over Zionism

7/7/2025

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Christian Zionism, a powerful alliance of American televangelists and nonprofits, has shaped U.S.-Israel relations by funding controversial settlements and backing the 2018 embassy relocation to Jerusalem. However, a generational shift is underway, as younger evangelicals increasingly advocate for Palestinian rights, threatening the movement's future and its doomsday vision.

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Story summary

Christian Zionism, a powerful alliance of American televangelists and nonprofits, has shaped U.S.-Israel relations by funding controversial settlements and backing the 2018 embassy relocation to Jerusalem. However, a generational shift is underway, as younger evangelicals increasingly advocate for Palestinian rights, threatening the movement's future and its doomsday vision.