Evangelical Views Toward Israel Slip to New Low

July 22, 2026 · 1 min read

Evangelical Christians are not immune to growing negative sentiment toward Israel among Americans, a new Pew Research Center survey found. While white evangelicals are still more likely to back Israel’s government than other religious groups, their support has plunged since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war. The percentage of white evangelicals with a favorable view Read more...

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Daniel ProcházkaPew is another survey that always worries me a little. I wonder if the "white evangelicals" were asking specifically about the Israeli government or the people of Israel in general, because they are not the same thing. In our Orthodox parish, we don't talk about it much, rather we pray for peace for all the people there.

Nikola TodorovićIn our parish, there is also little talk about it, we pray more for peace, as Daniel says. But it's interesting that this percentage fell among white evangelicals - I wonder if they were asked about Netanyahu's government or about ordinary Israelis, because that changes the matter.

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