Evangelicals and U.S. Foreign Policy

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, meeting with evangelical Christian leaders in Florida days after talks with President Donald Trump at Mar‑a‑Lago, warned of an ‘eighth front’ ideological battle for the hearts and minds of especially young people in the West, particularly in the United States. He framed the struggle as a shared Judeo‑Christian fight against ‘radical Shiite Islam’ led by Iran and ‘radical Sunni Islam’ led by the Muslim Brotherhood, credited Christian Zionists with enabling the creation of Israel, and argued that Israel uniquely protects and nurtures Christian communities across the region.