In March 1992, Christianity Today, a prominent evangelical Christian magazine based in the US, featured a cover story dedicated to Christian Zionism – a theological and political movement that believes all Jews should immigrate to Palestine to trigger the return of Jesus Christ.The article warned that the movement was witnessing a “decline” in its support, most of which comes from conservative evangelical Christians, who traditionally vote for the Republican Party.But in the following three decades, Christian Zionism thrived. It is estimated that it has tens of millions of followers, mostly in the southeast and south-central regions, known as “the Bible Belt”.Commanding significant political sway and financial resources, Christian Zionism played a key role in establishing unconditional US support for Israel among the right-wing base. The movement also helped elect George W Bush for two terms and rallied support for his devastating war on Iraq, which was theologically justified by some Christian Zionists as necessary to usher in the rebuilding of Babylon, the second coming of Jesus Christ and the end of times.More than 30 years later, another publication declared the imminent decline of the movement. In its November 2025 issue, Jacobin, a leftist magazine based in the US, predicted the “end-times for Christian Zionism”.The magazine’s obituary of one of the most powerful political groups in the US came in the wake of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, which has seen a plunge in American public support for America’s closest ally. The war, which saw more than 72 …
