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Rev Dr [[Stephen Sizer]] describes Christian Zionism in the following terms: | Rev Dr [[Stephen Sizer]] describes Christian Zionism in the following terms: | ||
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| − | Christian Zionism is the largest, most controversial and most destructive lobby within Christianity. It bears primary responsibility for perpetuating tensions in the Middle East, justifying Israel’s apartheid colonialist agenda and for undermining the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians. <ref>[https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/articles/guest-writers/6743-christian-zionism-the-new-heresy-that-undermines-middle-east-peace Christian Zionism: The New Heresy that Undermines Middle East Peace] - [[Middle East Monitor]], 1 August 2013 </ref> | + | Christian Zionism is the largest, most controversial and most destructive lobby within [[Christianity]]. It bears primary responsibility for perpetuating tensions in the Middle East, justifying Israel’s apartheid colonialist agenda and for undermining the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians. <ref>[https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/articles/guest-writers/6743-christian-zionism-the-new-heresy-that-undermines-middle-east-peace Christian Zionism: The New Heresy that Undermines Middle East Peace] - [[Middle East Monitor]], 1 August 2013 </ref> |
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Revision as of 01:41, 25 March 2016
 Christian Zionism     | |
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| Type | religious |
| Start | 1950 |
| A belief among some Christians that the return of the Jews to the Holy Land, and the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, is in accordance with Biblical prophecy | |
Christian Zionism is a belief among some Christians that the return of the Jews to the Holy Land, and the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, is in accordance with Biblical prophecy.
Christian Zionists are particularly influential in USA commercially-controlled media and foreign policy circles.
Rev Dr Stephen Sizer describes Christian Zionism in the following terms:
Christian Zionism is the largest, most controversial and most destructive lobby within Christianity. It bears primary responsibility for perpetuating tensions in the Middle East, justifying Israel’s apartheid colonialist agenda and for undermining the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians. [1]
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