{"id":328904,"date":"2026-07-13T07:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T07:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=328904"},"modified":"2026-07-14T06:19:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T06:19:54","slug":"inside-the-growing-revolt-against-christian-zionism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=328904","title":{"rendered":"Inside the Growing Revolt Against Christian Zionism"},"content":{"rendered":"

Connor Echols \u2013 Responsible Statecraft July 9, 2026<\/strong><\/h1>\n
\"\"<\/a>Each year, hundreds of activists from Christians United for Israel<\/a> (CUFI), America\u2019s largest Zionist organization, descend on the Capitol for a marathon lobbying campaign. This time around, offices got a warning first.<\/div>\n

\u201cYou may get a visit later on from people from CUFI,\u201d Rev. Hannah Sachs, a pastor with the United Church of Christ, told staffers at one Senate office. While Sachs spoke softly, her flyers had a sharper tone. \u201cReligious extremists want you to start Armageddon,\u201d the text read, adding that CUFI is pushing an \u201cIsrael-first\u201d agenda that would \u201cfurther entrench U.S. military entanglement in the Middle East.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sachs, who went from office to office alongside progressive Rabbi Abby Stein, was there representing Interfaith Action for Palestine, a group of religious organizations that represent roughly a million Americans. Like many pro-Palestine organizations, the group has grown rapidly as Israel\u2019s war in Gaza has dragged on. Efforts to disrupt CUFI\u2019s lobbying have become Interfaith Action for Palestine\u2019s signature annual event; Stein was among dozens of the group\u2019s activists who were arrested last year after shutting down a congressional cafeteria.<\/p>\n

Their opponent is formidable. CUFI, which has a self-declared membership of more than 10 million people, has long been one of America\u2019s most influential pro-Israel groups. Since CUFI relaunched in 2006, its annual conference has drawn a litany of prominent right-wing speakers, including members of Congress like Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.). Their activism as well as that of other evangelical Zionists helped push President Donald Trump to launch<\/a> a war with Iran<\/a> and relocate<\/a> the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.<\/p>\n

At this weekend\u2019s conference, conservative radio hosts Glenn Beck and Mark Levin took the stage, as did Israel\u2019s ambassador to the U.S., Yechiel Leiter. Even Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a> addressed the crowd via video.<\/p>\n