The GOP hasn't always been so focused on Israel, but evangelicals, partisan sorting and neoconservatism all helped change that. Those ties take center stage now as the Israel-Hamas war rages on.
A crowd of mostly Evangelical Christians waves U.S. and Israeli flags during the Christians United For Israel "Night to Honor Israel" event during the CUFI Summit 2023 on July 17, 2023, in Arlington, Va.
"I can't imagine how anybody who's Jewish or anybody who loves Israel – and frankly, the evangelicals just love Israel – I can't imagine anybody voting Democrat," he said bluntly. Many Christians, particularly Pentecostals and fundamentalists, believe that end times scenario to be real. Starting in the 1960s, Christian leaders like Billy Graham began to emphasize – and politicize – this connection.
At the same time as all this, the parties continued to sort demographically, with white evangelicals over time shifting to become a massive part of the Republican base – which they still are today. Moreover, the presence of a strong democracy in the Middle East was part of what made Israel important to neoconservatives, who were ascendant in the Republican Party in the 1970s and beyond.
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