The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey
The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey
Changing Paradigms Israel’s Far - Right Meets Christian Nationalists
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Changing Paradigms Israel’s Far - Right Meets Christian Nationalists

Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu’s far-right, Jewish nationalist, ultra-conservative coalition government threatens to put the Jewish state on a collision course with Diaspora Jewry and could weaken or undermine a pillar of Israeli national security: unquestioned US support. The looming crisis with two of Israel’s crucial constituencies, the United States and Diaspora Jewry, stems from Mr. Netanyahu's embrace of the far-right and willingness to sidestep the rise of anti-Semitism among Christian nationalists and Evangelicals, two groups that constitute the mainstay of US grassroots support for Israel.

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