How CUFI has awakened the ‘sleeping giant’ of Christian Zionism

What Christians United for Israel (CUFI) has done for Israel and the Jewish people is nothing short of incredible. CUFI is without question the most effective pro-Jewish and pro-Israel organization in the United States. CUFI is the main reason that Israel’s approval ratings among the American people is still between 65 and 70 percent. G-d bless Pastor John Hagee for building CUFI into the political force (10 million strong) that it is today.

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How CUFI has awakened the ‘sleeping giant’ of Christian Zionism

By JNS, March 15, 2021

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This year, Christians United for Israel, one of the most powerful voices for Israel in the United States, marked its 15th anniversary.

“We could never have imagined CUFI would achieve so much, so quickly. But God has blessed us because we are fulfilling our biblical mandate to stand with Israel and His Chosen people,” Pastor John Hagee, founder and chairman of CUFI, told JNS.

“This said, I noted when we launched CUFI that there was a sleeping giant of Christian Zionism in this country. That giant has now been awakened. When millions of people share a passion for Israel, great things are possible.”

Still, the organization and the movement it represents, Christian Zionism, is also one of the least understood. For some American Jews, they see an organization rooted in Christian theology and are reminded of centuries of Christian persecution. Or for others, they see a movement that holds many traditional and conservative values, and consider it out of place in an increasingly diversifying world. Yet a deeper look into CUFI, through its leadership and grassroots supporters, reveals an organization that reflects the diversity and forward-thinking in its support for Israel, and not afraid to call out all forms of bigotry and anti-Semitism while remaining true to its biblical values.

“I won’t use the word ‘proud’ because the glory for CUFI’s success is God’s alone,” said Hagee. “The most significant achievement was bringing together millions of people from many different backgrounds and denominations across America in support of one single cause—Israel and the Jewish people.”

To that end, on the grassroots level, the group says it has gained more than 4,000 students on U.S. college campuses and taken 1,000-plus pastors to Israel.

‘A history of standing with and protecting Africa’

Mareyah Washington, a junior at St. Augustine University, a private historically black college in North Carolina, told JNS that supporting Israel on campus has been an uphill battle for her.

“I find my campus to be uninformed for the most part when it comes to what’s going on in the Middle East,” she said. “Starting with a clean slate actually allows me to engage in non-confrontational conversations about Israel, and prepare my classmates and faculty for the lies they are going to hear as they dig deeper into this subject.”

Washington, who said that her support for Israel is rooted in her own personal faith, points out that as an African-American, many of her peers question why she supports a country like Israel.

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