politics
March 11, 2026
A New Crusade? Christian Zionism and the ‘Holy War’ gripping the Middle East
The US-Israeli war on Iran has roots in a cross of Christian Zionism and far-right Judaism
TL;DR
- US and Israeli war on Iran is presented as an attack on religious fundamentalism.
- Protagonists in Washington and West Jerusalem justify the conflict on these grounds.
- The war is being prosecuted with religious zeal by the US and Israel.
- The US is evangelically oriented and influenced by Christian Zionism.
- The Jewish state also displays religious zeal in the conflict.
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