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The Group Forging a “Judeo-Christian” Zionism for the New MAGA Age - Israel365’s decades of outreach to Christian Zionists has made it a power player from the World Zionist Congress to the White House.

JL;DR SUMMARY Israel365, a group led by Rabbi Tuly Weisz, is reshaping the landscape of the World Zionist Congress by promoting a Judeo-Christian Zionism aligned with the American evangelical right and MAGA politics. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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ZionismChristian ZionismUs Israel RelationsEvangelical SupportEnd TimesMagaWorld Zionist CongressReligious NationalismIsrael365Rabbi Tuly Weisz

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Jerusalem, Israel
"For many Christian Zionists, these goals feed into End Times fantasies, where the steady advance of Israeli expansion and domination paves the way for a final apocalyptic battle centered in Jerusalem, prophesied to culminate with the return of Jesus and global triumph of the Christian faithful."
Efrat, Jerusalem, Israel
"Specifically, the Center for JewishChristian Understanding and Cooperation (CJCUC)the first Orthodox institution dedicated to JewishChristian partnership, which was established by the American-born Rabbi Shlomo Riskin in the West Bank settlement of Efrat in 2008quickly gained notoriety in the Orthodox Jewish world for accommodating Christian messianism by drawing on a parallel set of eschatological beliefs in Judaism."
Central District, Israel
"In February, the momentum continued with Weisz and MK Tal meeting with White-Cain in Washington, as she began her new role as director of Trumps White House Faith Office."
Washington, Washington DC, United States
"In February, the momentum continued with Weisz and MK Tal meeting with White-Cain in Washington, as she began her new role as director of Trumps White House Faith Office."
New York, United States
"The launch event featured recorded remarks from Netanyahu as well as in-person guests including Member of Knesset (MK) Ohad Tal and GOP leaders like House Speaker Mike Johnson and New York Rep. Claudia Tenney."
Dallas, Texas, United States
"In March, the leaders of Israel365 visited Dallas, Texas, for the annual conference of the National Religious Broadcasters (NRB), a global consortium of leading Christian media organizations claiming a combined audience of over 100 million viewers."

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