Should Christians Support Israel?
Should Bible-believing Christians defend Israel? That’s the question Dr. Jeff Myers asks in his new book “Should Christians Support Israel? Seeking a Biblical Worldview in an Impossible Situation,” which seeks to help Christians navigate the ever-difficult crisis continuing to unfold in the Middle East. Myers, president of Summit Ministries, wrote the book after experiencing concern over polls showing that substantial proportions of Generation Z are shockingly sympathetic to terror group Hamas.
“I had seen a polling piece that said that 51% of young adults said they thought Hamas was justified in its attacks on Israel,” he told CBN News, referring to the deadly Oct. 7 terror attack on the Jewish state. “And that number went up to 60% in December. By then, I knew I needed to do something.” At first, Myers wrote an opinion piece for the Daily Wire titled, “Congratulations, America. You’ve raised a Generation of Terrorist Sympathizers.” The piece attracted a lot of attention and ended up opening a door for Myers to visit Israel, where he spent time with citizen soldiers, survivors, and hostage families.
These conversations helped him process the complex theological and moral implications surrounding the current iteration of Middle Eastern tensions. The experience further helped him explore the need to defend Israel amid ongoing chaos and assaults. “I think for people on the progressive left, Israel is a proxy for the United States,” he said. “So, you can’t come right out and attack the United States, because you’ll lose support. But, if you attack Israel, that’s fine. And by doing so, you can attack the United States.”
He continued, “The very same people who are going after Israel right now are the people who are the biggest critics of the United States of America. And I think that’s why anti-Semitism has such traction in Gen Z. Only 16% of Gen Zers say they’re proud to be Americans.” Myers is so passionate about reaching Gen Z that he’s making his “Should Christians Support Israel?” book available free of charge. “We’ve done something right and something wrong with Gen Z,” he said. “What we did right was help them develop a social conscience so that they want to pull for the underdog. That’s a very American trait.” Myers continued, “But, on the other hand, we haven’t equipped them with the thinking skills to know how to see beyond the simplistic oppressor versus oppressed mindset view that they’re being given by postmodern and Marxist professors at their universities.” Watch him explain.
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