Netanyahu Alienating American Jews for Alliance with Christian Evangelicals and the Alt-Right

Israel’s attacks on liberals in Israel echo Trump’s rhetoric and policies towards minorities in the US, American Jews are gradually being forced to reassess their longstanding double standard towards Israel.

Jonathan Cook
By Jonathan Cook
Evangelical Christians supporters of Israel hold US and Israeli flags as they march through Jerusalem. US Evangelist John Hagee, a Christian Zionist brought hundreds of backers on a solidarity trip to Israel, April 7, 2008. (AP/Peter Dejong)

For decades most American Jews have claimed an “Israel exemption”: resolutely progressive on domestic issues, they are hawks on their cherished cause. Racism they would vigorously oppose if applied in the United States is welcomed in Israel. Reports at the weekend suggested that Donald Trump is about to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital,

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The Evangelical Agenda And Its Avatar, Mike Pence, A Heartbeat Away

Lurking behind the trainwreck that is Donald Trump is the even more chilling prospect of a Pence presidency. While Trump exhibits grotesque character flaws and is a singularly ineffective leader, Pence’s evangelical agenda is laser-focused on making the U.S. a Christian theocracy.

Claire Bernish
By Claire Bernish
Vice President Mike Pence addresses the World Summit in Defense of Persecuted Christians as Franklin Graham watches, Thursday, May 11, 2017, in Washington. The summit was hosted by Franklin Graham, and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. (AP/Cliff Owen)

WASHINGTON (Analysis) -- Far right-wing theocratic fascism has crept into the halls of the United States government. It now permeates the often unstated agendas of certain politicians and officials, whose Christian dogma demands that they act to make the United States a bastion for like-minded souls -- meaning only those souls ardently worshiping

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Chris Hedges On Trump, Fascism And The Christian Right

Abby Martin, host of teleSUR’s “The Empire Files”, sat down with Chris Hedges to discuss Trump’s connections to right-wing Christian extremists.

teleSUR
By teleSUR
John Hagee

Abby Martin, host of teleSUR's "The Empire Files," sat down with Pulitzer-prizewinning journalist and author Chris Hedges to discuss U.S. President Donald Trump and how his presidency fuels and is fueled by Christian fascism. "The Christian right will fill Trump's ideological vacuum, because he doesn't really have an ideology, and that will be

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Are America’s Bible Colleges The Perfect Stalking Grounds For Sexual Predators?

Recent media reports have exposed grim aspects about elite Christian schools in the U.S. Is fundamentalist Christianity a breeding ground for sexually-aggressive young men?

Les Neuhaus
By Les Neuhaus
Alpha Delta Chi

The once-pristine images of evangelical colleges are being tarnished by scandals involving the mishandling of sex-related on-campus crimes, drawing negative attention to a culture that prides itself on purity and Bible-based principles. Media reports of female students raped by their male peers have cast a dark shadow over prim and proper campuses

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US Evangelical Connection To Ugandan Anti-Gay Law Under Scrutiny

Despite international uproar over a severe Ugandan anti-gay law, little attention has been given to U.S. evangelicals reportedly pulling strings behind the scenes.

Carey L. Biron
By Carey L. Biron
Obama-Uganda-Gays

WASHINGTON --- This week’s decision by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni to sign a law dramatically stepping up penalties for homosexuality has sparked a notably sharp, immediate and even substantive response from governments across the globe, but little official attention has yet been paid to the role in this process reportedly played by parts of

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