Christian Zionism’s Unholy Alliance: Biblical Mandate or Political Convenience Amid Regional Bloodshed?

The contradictory relationship between Christian Zionism and the modern political alliance between the United States and Israel raises questions about the theological, moral, and political foundations of unconditional support for Israeli policies among some American Christians.

The close alignment between modern American Christians—especially evangelicals—and the State of Israel is concerning. This partnership, while characterized by strong expressions of political support, can be better portrayed as a bad marriage of convenience rather than a deep or enduring bond. Such unconditional backing, blind faith, which typically extends to Israeli policies “right or wrong,” represents a development that, in the view of this journalist, ought never to have emerged at all.

Such an alliance serves pragmatic and vested interests more than shared conviction. While many Christian Zionists cite biblical promises and prophetic interpretations to justify their stance, detractors such as myself question the sincerity and long-term stability of the relationship.

For instance, Senator Ted Cruz claims that unconditional support of Israel is a biblical mandate for Christians based on Genesis 12:3, stating that “those who bless Israel will be blessed.” In a June 2025 interview, he expressed that he believes this applies to the nation of Israel and its people, aiming to be on the “blessing side of things.”

But what does Israel really mean? For Zionists, it is either the modern state or the concept of the Jewish people, and sometimes both. But all that is a moot point when the same Zionist Christians turn a blind eye to the destruction of Christians among the Palestinians and in neighboring Arab countries, with outright mass murder, and the destruction of Churches and entire villages, as is the case with Christians murdered in Syria, Palestine, and Lebanon by the Israeli military (IDF).

Because the Bible Says So!

In a June 2025 interview with Tucker Carlson, Cruz invoked Genesis 12:3, stating: “As a Christian, growing up in Sunday school, I was taught from the Bible that those who bless Israel will be blessed, and those who curse Israel will be cursed. I want to be on the blessed side of........

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