The Armageddon Lobby: Dispensationalist Christian Zionism and the Shaping of us Policy Towards Israel-Palestine

Haija, Rammy M.

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“…Christian Zionism 'ascribes vital theological, and often eschatological, importance to the Jewish presence in Israel' (Shapiro, 2012: 647). Shapiro's discussion of Christian Zionism associates the theology's roots with several Protestant thinkers in nineteenth-century Great Britain who viewed the restoration of Jews to the land of Israel as an essential element of God's plan for the salvation of humanity (Aldrovandi, 2011;Ariel, 2006;Clark, 2007;Engberg, 2016;Hajja, 2006;Smith, 2013;Tuchman, 1956;Weber, 2004). Today, Christian Zionism is often considered to be a mainly American phenomenon: Zionists make up nearly 25% of all Evangelical Christians in the United States, amounting to approximately 6.4% of the overall US population (Aldrovandi, 2011: 115).…”

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Concrete holiness and place attachment: Christian Zionist agricultural volunteers in Samaria

Elazar

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2022

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Christian Zionism is a Protestant theology rooted in nineteenth-century Britain, advocating the return of Jews to the land of Israel as the fulfilment of God’s will and plan for the salvation of humanity. This article deals with the unique theology of the Christian Zionist group Hayovel, an organization dedicated to bringing Christian volunteers for agricultural work in the Israeli settlements in the West Bank. Based on fieldwork conducted among Hayovel volunteers, this article offers an analysis of Hayovel’s theology of rootedness and faith in the religious significance of the land. In contrast to mainstream Evangelical Christianity, Hayovel emphasizes the importance of sacred space and attempts to construct an experience of concrete holiness through agricultural work and touring the region’s Biblical sites. Hayovel’s activity is described here as the construction and cultivation of the Israel as a spatial and spiritual core and as a place of potential refuge and as a reaction to the increasing detachment from space in the global era.

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Concrete holiness and place attachment: Christian Zionist agricultural volunteers in Samaria

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2022

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“…In another article submitted to History and Anthropology , I outline how Israel plays into the eschatological hopes of evangelicals. Zionism is a central political and theological tenet of their hopes for Christ to return to claim his kingdom on earth as it is in heaven (Haija, 2006; Inbari et al, 2020). Therefore, a president with weak support of Israel is asking for God's condemnation on America, as Jeremiah references, and prevents Jesus' return by not returning Israel to a strong nation for Jews to flourish.…”

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The room where it happened: How evangelical leaders used a Closed‐Door meeting to change sentiment for Donald J. Trump

Lemons

2022

Australian J of Anthropology

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www.religion. uga.edu; http://research.franklin.uga.edu/tea/ Funding information John Templeton Foundation, Grant/Award Number: Rapid Religious ChangeThe embrace of Donald J. Trump as a presidential candidate in 2016 was not a given for evangelical voters. The thrice married, one-time advocate for abortion, who prided himself on his ability to attract beautiful women did not seem like someone for whom evangelicals would enthusiastically show up to vote. Understanding the need to excite the tepid Evangelical base, evangelical leaders planned a meeting of 1000 pastors on

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“…When Rantisi fell victim to a successful Israeli assassination in April 2004, the administration, having finally learned its lesson, defended the action right off the bat. The fact that in both of these cases the protest did not emanate from the 'usual suspects', that is, American Jewish organizations, showcases the ability of Christian conservatives to mobilize their members in defense of Israel (Haija, 2006).…”

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Diplomacy and desired pasts

Scham

2009

Journal of Social Archaeology

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The following article addresses the question of how desired pasts function in cultural diplomatic relations, why they constitute a largely unacknowledged barrier in achieving cultural understanding and why they persist in both scholarly literature and in the popular imagination. Four desired pasts are considered in this context as represented by the institutions that sustain them. The Israeli desired past is represented primarily by the Israeli Government and, secondarily, by Jewish organizations in the United States. The Conservative Christian desired past is supported primarily by Christian fundamentalist organizations and, in part, by the American Schools of Oriental Research and the Biblical Archaeology Society. The Palestinian desired past is promoted by Palestinian rights organizations but, to some extent, is supported by Palestinian archaeologists and intellectuals. Finally, the `diplomatic' desired past is represented by appointed officials of the US Department of State. The analysis includes an examination of relevant materials issued by the organizations supporting each of these desired pasts including speeches, interviews, publications and websites.

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The Armageddon Lobby: Dispensationalist Christian Zionism and the Shaping of us Policy Towards Israel-Palestine

Abstract: Doctoral Candidate in Sociology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Virginia Tech, 560 McBryde Hall – 0137, Blacksburg, VA 24060, USA. rhaija@vt.edu

Cited by 18 publications

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Concrete holiness and place attachment: Christian Zionist agricultural volunteers in Samaria

Concrete holiness and place attachment: Christian Zionist agricultural volunteers in Samaria

The room where it happened: How evangelical leaders used a Closed‐Door meeting to change sentiment for Donald J. Trump

Diplomacy and desired pasts

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