Why Do Fundamentalists Support the State of Israel?

December 12, 2021 • 00:08:18
Why Do Fundamentalists Support the State of Israel?
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Why Do Fundamentalists Support the State of Israel?

Dec 12 2021 | 00:08:18

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Show Notes

Have you ever wondered why fundamentalists are adamant Zionists? (Did you know they were and historically always have been?) It seems to outsiders a bizarre mystery: you love Israel but you hate Jews? Well, OK, you say you love Jews, but how exactly do you show it? By supporting Israel, I guess. But Israel is a nation and the Jews are individual people, most of whom have nothing to do with the state of Israel, at least directly. And even if you do love individual Jews, let’s be realistic here: you think that even though God is in favor of Israel, all the Jews will be going straight to hell. What’s that all about? Read by Petra Ortiz

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