Throughout my years of leading tours to Israel, I have sensed a noticeable change in the American mindset toward Israel. For example, In 2016, I visited Washington DC for an AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee) Policy Convention, and part of the purpose was to lobby Congress for specific things regarding America’s relationship to Israel.
As I reported on March 23, 2016, I was pleasantly surprised by the number of both Democrat and Republican Senators and Representatives who were unabashedly supportive of Israel. Their other politics may have been off kilter, but Israel seemed to be a topic which a large majority supported. Yet, that fact began to significantly unwind during the Obama administration, culminating with the horrific nuclear deal with Iran that allowed and funded their efforts to develop nuclear capability, specifically aimed at Israel (and ultimately the US).
In President Trump’s first term, he became perhaps Israel’s greatest ally ever, as illustrated by decisions such as moving the Embassy to Jerusalem, reinstating defense agreements, declaring Jerusalem the eternal capital of Israel, recognizing Jewish sovereignty over the Golan Heights and many other pro-Israel positions that helped the young, thriving nation get fully on its feet and become the military power it is today.
Unfortunately, not only did the Biden administration reverse course, but the US Senate and House of Representative became dotted with anti-Israel, antisemitic elected officials that began to push pro-Palestinian and pro-Iranian positions. Today, the US Congress has more lunatic radicals than ever before and even some in the Trump administration (such as VP JD Vance) have stepped back from strong support of Israel. As stated many times here on this blog, it is not necessary that we agree with everything the Israeli government or their people do, but to be true to our Biblical mandate, we must support Israel’s right to exist, to govern themselves, to defend themselves, and to live in the land God promised and international bodies have consistently recognized.
So, as I make my way to Israel on Thursday, I realize, when it comes to Biblical support of Israel, our world is a different place than it was even a few years ago. It’s obvious, and many are speaking to that issue. Here is a sobering example, posted by Amir Tsarfati a few days ago.
Rod Dreher, a conservative Christian author originally from Alabama, shared a troubling message sent to him on social media. The writer, a deeply religious 30-year-old living in Florida, described how opposition to Israel has become common among people in his conservative and religious circles. In his experience, distrust of Israel is increasingly a point of agreement between young people on the left and the right. Support for Israel is dismissed as an outdated attitude or a position driven by religious beliefs they reject.
But his description of his 17-year-old brother is even more alarming. He says his brother and his friends openly express views he considers antisemitic. They hate Israel and blame Jews for most of America’s problems. His brother is neither politically active nor particularly knowledgeable. He does not even follow the prominent commentators often associated with these views.
Instead, he has absorbed them through social media. His feed is so saturated with this material that he considers these beliefs normal and enlightened. When challenged, he does not care. When rebuked, he laughs. This is one person’s account, but the warning it carries should be taken seriously: hostility toward Israel and hatred of Jews are becoming normalized among young Americans, including within circles many Israelis have long regarded as friendly.
To me, this is a powerful signal that a great separation between Israel and America may be much closer than many realize. It does not shock me. It is what I have long expected as part of the preparation for the war described in Ezekiel 38–39. I have always believed that a Russian-led coalition would be far less likely to attack Israel while confident that America would intervene militarily on our behalf. Ezekiel does not name America or explain the future of the American-Israeli alliance. But I see the growing hostility toward Israel as consistent with the isolation that could prepare the way for that attack.
Our ultimate confidence has never rested in Washington. It rests in the God of Israel. We are in the last minutes of the last hour. “And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed.” Romans 13:11 NKJV
Awaiting His Soon Return
~ Amir Tsarfati (10/9/2026 Telegram)
Friends, what we’re facing is not a political issue, but rather a spiritual one. It is no coincidence that support for Israel has nose-dived since the advent of social media and the blatant anti-God propaganda that is spewed from every corner. Social media seems to have replaced the church as the source of information to live by. Furthermore, the church has failed to fulfill its Biblical mandate in many ways. Here are just three that are apropos of this discussion:
- Messages have missed the mark. In preparation for Jesus’ first coming, John preached repentance. When Jesus came, He preached repentance, and the disciples went about preaching repentance after Jesus ascended to heaven. (Here are dozens of examples.) The warning was to repent or perish. Yet our churches are often filled with “feel good” messages meant to tickle the ears. Repentance, however, requires that we understand and admit our sin! Might that warning to repent be just as important for us today? If so, we won’t recognize the need if all we do is feel good!
- Many of us grew up memorizing the great commission, found in Matthew 28:19-20 that commands us to go into all the world, making disciples, baptizing the saved, and teaching them to observe all God has commanded. Some of Jesus’ last words before He ascended were instructions for us (believers) to go into Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria (Israel!) and to the ends of the earth as witnesses to Jesus the Messiah. (Acts 1:8) Is that happening in today’s world?
- False teaching has led to beliefs that God is finished with the Jewish people and has made the church the “New Israel.” That is called Replacement Theology, and it is not only false, but incredibly damaging. The Abrahamic Covenant described in Genesis 12 and 15, and Romans 9-11 state clearly that God’s covenant with His people is everlasting, and that our mandate as believers is to “provoke the Jews to jealousy.” (Romans 11:11) Instead, we have pastors and teachers feeding their congregations false doctrine, leading to Biblical disobedience.
So, as I make my way to Israel, I do so knowing our days are numbered until God the Father has had enough of human attempts to play God. At some point soon, He will say to His Son (Jesus), “Son, go get your bride” (the church). Until then, short of a major great awakening, I suspect each trip to Israel will reveal in increasingly greater measure that Israel will eventually stand alone. In general, the world hates them already, other than a few pockets of God-fearing Christians who refuse to go with the flow.
I’m often asked why I go to Israel. The answer is simple: One cannot claim to be a Christian yet love what God hates and hate what God loves. He loves His uniquely called people, and He hates the evil perpetrated against them. I go…and I take others…to be a real live example of Christian love towards God’s people. They need to see, they need to hear, they need to know that Christians stand with them. What better way to provoke the Jewish people to jealousy than to share the love of their Messiah with them!
To make them want what they rejected is my heart’s desire. The best way to bless Israel is with Jesus!
