In this episode, PRA Senior Research Analyst Ben Lorber reflects on the contemporary status of the U.S. Christian Zionist movement, embodied by its largest organization: Christians United for Israel. Popular support for Israel has faltered as the U.S. war on Iran grinds on, and influential corners of the Far Right are espousing increasingly vehement critiques of Israel fueled by pervasive antisemitism. 

Lorber parses the viability of the Christian Zionist movement in the medium and long term and highlights the growing religious Left that is organizing to counter Christian Right power. 

Ben Lorber is a writer, researcher, and movement strategist, and Senior Research Analyst at PRA, where he focuses on antisemitism and White Christian nationalism. He is co-author, with Shane Burley, of Safety Through Solidarity: A Radical Guide to Fighting Antisemitism. 

Ben’s work has appeared on PBS, NPR, The Nation, The Hill, Jewish Currents and more. His analysis has been quoted in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic and many other outlets.

Episode Resources

• Aidan Orly, “101: Christian Zionism,” Political Research Associates, April 24, 2024, https://politicalresearch.org/2024/04/24/101-christian-zionism.
• Ben Lorber, “Tucker Carlson's Latest Foray Into Far-Right Antisemitism Flies Under the Radar, “ Religion Dispatches, June 26, 2026, https://religiondispatches.org/2026/06/26/tucker-carlsons-latest-foray-far-right-antisemitism-flies-under-radar.
• Steven Gardiner, “End Times Antisemitism: Christian Zionism, Christian Nationalism, and the Threat to Democracy,” Political Research Associates, July 9, 2020, https://politicalresearch.org/2020/07/09/end-times-antisemitism.
• Aidan Orly, “Timeline of U.S. Christian Zionism,” Political Research Associates, April 8, 2026, https://politicalresearch.org/2026/04/08/timeline-us-christian-zionism.