Alliance Between Conservative US Christians and Israel Worries Muslim Leaders


Some Jews worry about an alliance between the Christian Right and their high esteem for Israel, but at this time Israel needs all the support it can get. Besides, the Christian Right is a potent force within the GOP.

A growing alliance between conservative Christians in the United States and Israel is sparking concern among Muslim leaders, who fear what they see as a campaign against Islam. American Christian Zionists say they are strengthening their support for the Jewish state because of the fight against terrorism.

Thousands of enthusiastic evangelical Christians, waving Israeli and American flags and carrying large banners proclaiming Christ as the King of Kings and the Lion of Judah, poured into the Washington Convention Center last week for a rally to support the state of Israel.

Pat Robertson
The demonstration was organized by the Christian Coalition, a group which says it has two million supporters and calls itself "the largest and most active conservative grassroots political organization in America."

The founder of the Christian Coalition, Pat Robertson, says his group is Israel's strongest supporter. "The evangelical Christians make up, other than the Jewish community, the strongest support for the Jewish causes in the world and for the nation of Israel of all the people in the world," he said.