The Republican consensus on Israel is starting to fracture
- The Republican Party’s powerful alliance with Israel — repeatedly reaffirmed during President Donald Trump’s second term — is rooted in conservative Christianity’s rise as a political force more than half a century ago.
- The Reverend Billy Graham’s relationship with President Richard Nixon helped bring evangelical politics into the White House.
- Graham later regretted his political entanglement, particularly after Watergate, but the opening remained.
Unverified
- The Republican Party’s powerful alliance with Israel — repeatedly reaffirmed during President Donald Trump’s second term — is rooted in conservative Christianity’s rise as a political force more than half a century ago.
- The Reverend Billy Graham’s relationship with President Richard Nixon helped bring evangelical politics into the White House.
- Graham later regretted his political entanglement, particularly after Watergate, but the opening remained.
Sources: Al Jazeera