Starting in the 1940s, a series of theologians and televangelists declared themselves as Zionists, believing in a “love of Israel” based on Old Testament prophecies and promises.

But it wasn’t until the 80s that the Republican Party forged alliances with the emerging religious right and Israel became a core cause for the GOP.

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Christian Zionism hasn’t always been a conservative evangelical creed – churches’ views of Israel have evolved over decades

The history of Christian support for a Jewish state far predates the religious right.

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