A Christian TV channel's missionary focus has opened up an explosive debate about relations between evangelicals and Jews in general, and the political and theological quid pro quo of fervent evangelical enthusiasm for Israel and its settler movement in particular 1/

Is targeting of Jews for conversion to Christianity an acceptable price for evangelical support for Israel? For @jonathans_tobin, responsible Christians understand the offense it causes, but Jewish identity is not seriously in danger 2/ https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-evangelicals-trying-to-convert-jews-a-fair-price-for-christian-support-for-israel-1.8837182

For evangelical @DrMichaelLBrown trying to convert Jews is an inseparable part of Christianity. He calls Jewish leaders 'disingenuous': they welcome US evangelical love, money & political influence for Israel but call their proselytism attempts 'poison' 3/ https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-jews-welcome-evangelical-support-for-israel-but-call-our-preaching-poison-1.8851383

Right-leaning Avi Bell, one of Netanyahu's lawyers, responds: If your brand of Christianity specifically aims to destroy Jewish faith and traditions, don’t you dare call it 'love' for Jews. A better way to describe it would be anti-Semitism 4/ https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-god-tv-evangelicals-please-stop-pitching-your-hatred-of-judaism-as-love-1.8857668