The ‘World’s Largest Evangelical Leader,’ Who Slammed New Israeli Gov’t, May Not Have That Many Followers
Mike Evans claims to represent ‘10 percent’ of the evangelical community, but experts say he doesn’t have as large a base as he claims
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In Jerusalem, Controversial Evangelical Leader Warns Israel Could Lose Christian Allies if Netanyahu Replaced
Mike Evans compared members of the proposed unity government to 'rabid dogs' who wish to 'crucify' the prime minister
Opinion 'Pro-Israel' Evangelicals Furious at Netanyahu's Fall Turn to Sickening Antisemitism
For U.S. evangelicals like Mike Evans, who claims 77 million followers, Israel's new coalition is such an affront to their covenant with Netanyahu that it's a second crucifixion. And that's just one of the antisemitic slurs he employs
Evangelical ex-Trump Adviser Says Lapid-Bennett Bloc Seeks to 'Crucify' Netanyahu, Blames Jews for Holocaust
'German Jews were busy insulting each other, drunk on the wine of pride. They did not see the smoke of Auschwitz rising because they were more German than they were Jews,' pastor Mike Evans writes
Opinion Ex-envoy Ron Dermer’s Dangerous Words About Jews and Evangelicals
Remarks by former Israeli ambassador to the United States, to the effect that Israel should invest more in fostering ties with evangelicals than with Diaspora Jews, reflect a disastrous policy for Jewish peoplehood
Israel Should Focus on Evangelicals, Not U.S. Jews Who Are More Critical, Dermer Says
Deciding to focus on strengthening relationship with evangelicals at the expense of the Jewish community is a numbers game, says ex-Israeli envoy to D.C. Ron Dermer
In Hebrew, YouTube Profits From Homophobic Evangelism
Evangelical YouTube channel says accepting Jesus will free you from the same-sex lifestyle; YouTube: We have a strict policy
What You Won’t Learn About the College Admissions Scandal in Netflix’s New Film
‘Operation Varsity Blues’ examines the multimillion-dollar bribery affair that sent Felicity Huffman and others to prison, plus read reviews of ‘‘Til Kingdom Come’ and ‘Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry’
The Evangelicals Learning Hebrew in Order to Fully Understand the Bible
An ex-cop who doesn’t trust translations, a woman seeking God: Why devout Christians are taking Zoom classes in Jewish studies and biblical Hebrew at an Israeli institute
Jewish Agency Expels Christian Group From Galilee Campus Over Proselytizing Scandal
Canada-based Return Ministries is being asked to leave the education center after its social media posts implied it was proselytizing new immigrants
Analysis With the 25th Amendment, Trump Could Become a Martyr for the Christian Right
If members of Trump's cabinet invoke Section 4 of the 25th Amendment and remove the president from office, it may ensure Trump’s legacy among his millions of evangelical followers
Opinion Why Israel’s Settlers Aren’t Scared of Joe Biden
A Biden administration will end the unprecedented Trump White House access given to the settler movement and their ambitions. But history teaches us that whoever is in power, the settlers keep marching on
How Evangelicals Working in Settlements Bypassed Israel's COVID-19 Entry Ban
Despite most noncitizens being refused entry due to the coronavirus, a phone call to a former lawmaker and an application glossing over a key fact allowed 70 evangelical volunteers to receive visas in August, Haaretz finds
Prominent pro-Israel Evangelical Pastor John Hagee Tests Positive for COVID-19
The 80-year-old conservative, whose organization Christians United for Israel has a millions-strong membership in the U.S., was diagnosed on Friday
Prominent Evangelical Leader Makes ‘Aliyah’ From Detroit, Becomes ‘First Bishop of Israel’
Glenn Plummer says key mission is to create bridges between Jewish Israelis and Black Americans, and to support Israel ‘in very tangible ways’
Opinion Anti-Catholic Attacks on Amy Coney Barrett Are Dangerous for Jews
In this Supreme Court slugfest, are Jewish liberals doing enough to challenge the vicious, unconstitutional attacks on the faith of Christian conservatives?
Israeli Filmmakers Put AIPAC and U.S. Evangelicals Under the Spotlight – and Are Alarmed at What They Find
Two new documentaries, 'Kings of Capitol Hill' and 'Til Kingdom Come,' offer a fascinating snapshot of the past, present and future of pro-Israel lobby groups in Washington
Evangelical Leader's Endorsement of Trump in 2016 Linked to Racy Photos, Claims Michael Cohen
Cohen writes of the episode: 'In good time, I would call in this favor, not for me, but for the Boss, at a crucial moment on his journey to the presidency'
Despite COVID-19 Travel Ban, Israel Lets in 70 Evangelicals to Volunteer in Settlements
Meanwhile, most Jews are still barred from entering Israel. 'Several different people in the government' helped to obtain the visas, group's marketing director tells Haaretz, in what appears to be the first such exception for agriculture sector
Poll Shows U.S. Evangelicals Overwhelmingly Back Israel-UAE Deal Despite Nixed Annexation
Survey commissioned by evangelical news site with close ties to Trump and Netanyahu, finds only seven percent said they prefer Israeli sovereignty in West Bank to UAE deal
Analysis Pompeo’s Controversial Jerusalem Endorsement of Trump Hits Home With Israelis No Less Than Evangelicals
After more than a decade with Netanyahu, public opinion identifies with Christian Zionists more than American Jews and shares evangelical fears of a Democratic victory in November
Evangelical Leader Falwell Says He's Resigned From Liberty University After Reversing Course
According to the school, Falwell initially offered to resign Monday, hours after a news outlet published an interview with a man who said that he had a yearslong sexual relationship with his wife
Trump Says Moved Embassy to Jerusalem 'For the Evangelicals'
President Trump says 'the evangelicals are more excited' by controversial Jerusalem embassy move 'than Jewish people'
What Annexation? Evangelicals Celebrate Israel-UAE Agreement
While Israeli settlers accuse Netanyahu of betraying them on annexation, U.S. evangelical Christians see a glass half full
Opinion What Fuels Evangelical Christians’ Love-hate Relationship With Jews
A cyclical, volatile and dangerous form of apocalyptic Christian belief moves rapidly from philo-Semitism to hating Jews. Will this be the playbook for pro-Israel evangelicals surrounding Donald Trump?
The Fight Over Holocaust Donations That’s Blowing Up Trump’s Evangelical Council
Two prominent Trump-supporting evangelicals, Mike Evans and Pastor Jentezen Franklin, are embroiled in a $3 million lawsuit over alleged funds raised to support Shoah projects in Israel
Televangelists, Megachurches Tied to Trump Approved for Millions in Pandemic Aid
Some say allowing religious institutions to qualify for forgivable loans from a taxpayer-funded pandemic aid bailout highlights a breakdown in the American tradition of a strict separation of church and state