We know this because we sponsored a survey in December 2025 where we asked American Christians about their views on Israel and the Jewish people. An independent firm deployed the survey and analyzed the data to ensure it was high quality and as objective as possible.
We were almost certain that Christians would be less supportive of Israel because of all the negative reporting about Israel and the rise of global antisemitism, especially in the aftermath of October 7, 2023. But I am happy to tell you after our recent and very comprehensive survey of Christians that this fear is unfounded. While the anti-Israel antagonists received a lot of attention, they do not outnumber the number of Christians who still love Israel and the Jewish people.
This letter is my way of saying thank you! Thank you for standing with Israel, praying for Israel, and supporting our work to reach God’s chosen people around the world. I hope you are as encouraged as I am as you read our analysis about these new survey results. Most Christians, especially those with a high view of Scripture, support Israel. As the leader of a historic, 132-year-old Mission to the Jewish people, I know that Christian attitudes toward God’s people make a world of difference in our witness. A genuine love and concern for Jewish people should be our motivation to share the gospel.
Christians Remain Strongly Pro-Israel
The numbers are clear. What encourages me is not only the steadfast support of Israel but the reasons for Christian support of Israel. Far too often Christian Zionists are accused of caring about Israel only because some see Israel as playing a key role in the end times.
While I believe Israel’s critical role in the end times is biblically accurate (Matthew 23:37–39; Romans 11:25–29; Zechariah 12:10), we found that Christians love Israel for a deeper and very biblical reason! The survey shows that Christians stand with Israel because they believe that God’s covenantal promises to the Jewish people are as true today as in the days of our forefather Abraham.
Let’s take a moment and explore this more deeply.
Why Do Christians Support Israel?
Core Theological Commitments
I need to explain a distinction we made—for the first time—on this round of surveys. We wanted to know how evangelicals’ views compared with other Christians who held positions outside the standard evangelical beliefs. So we asked respondents whether they agreed with these four statements from the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE):
- The Bible is the highest authority for what I believe.
- It is very important for me personally to encourage non-Christians to trust Jesus Christ as their Savior.
- Jesus Christ’s death on the cross is the only sacrifice that could remove the penalty of my sin.
- Only those who trust in Jesus Christ alone as their Savior receive God’s free gift of eternal salvation.
Those who strongly agreed with all four statements were labeled “evangelicals,” and we compared their answers to others who identified as Christians but could not strongly agree with these beliefs. This makes a huge difference.
Belief in the authority of the Bible, the centrality of Christ, and the need for evangelism consistently correlate with stronger support for Israel and Jewish people. This connection does not surprise me at all! But now we have the numbers to show it.
The survey also revealed another truth that is foundational to our ministry: Standing with the Jewish people and believing that Jesus the Messiah is the only way to salvation are not mutually exclusive! Respondents were asked whether they agree with the statement “Christians should love and support Jewish people whether or not they accept Jesus as Messiah.” Among those who reported strong agreement that salvation is in Christ alone, 87 percent agreed with this statement.
We do not stand with Jewish people as some type of evangelistic strategy. We share the gospel because we believe spreading the message of eternal life is the most loving act we can do. Our love and concern for Jewish people are not a means to an end. We love because that is what our Messiah calls us to do.
God’s Covenant with Israel
Most evangelicals (69 percent!) and others who profess Christianity (51 percent) believe that God’s covenant with the Jewish people remains intact today. Note that evangelicals (who agreed that the Bible is the highest authority for what they believe) were 18 percent more likely to affirm God’s ongoing covenant. The survey analysis states that this belief “consistently emerges as one of the strongest reasons for why a Christian supports Israel.”
In our most recent survey, those who affirmed that the Abrahamic covenant (Genesis 12:1–3) is still valid were 81 percent more likely to express strong support for Israel. This confirms what I have observed over decades of speaking in churches and meeting Christian leaders from around the world: Affirming the covenant God made with Abraham and taking it literally leads to the support of Israel today.
God repeatedly and specifically promised to give a particular land to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Genesis 15:18–21, 28:13). If we take these promises at face value, and pair this with the fact that the modern State of Israel is now home to more than half the world’s Jewish community, then we can conclude that Christian support for Israel today is not grounded in ever-changing Middle East politics but in God’s unchanging Word. Believing that God has an eternal covenant with the Jewish people does not mean endorsing everything Israel’s government does. But it does mean we accept the right of the Jewish people to live in, protect, and govern the land of Israel.
Another promising insight from this part of the survey is that 21 percent of evangelicals and 35 percent of other types of Christians were not sure whether the covenant is intact. In a way, this is good news because these people—a significant portion of respondents—are not ruling out the ongoing nature of the covenant. They just do not know either way. This represents an opportunity to educate our brothers and sisters in the biblical view of Israel. These numbers should encourage you to persevere in praying for Israel, sharing the gospel with Jewish people, and equipping other Christians to do likewise.
Our Rebuilding Israel Tour
One of the best ways to experience the importance of Israel—in the Bible, now, and in the future—is to visit. I am excited to invite you on our Rebuilding Israel tour from October 20–30, 2026. This is your opportunity to see the land of the Bible and discover how God is working in Israel today. We will tour biblical sites, visit our Messianic centers in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, and meet Israelis who have come to faith in the last few years. To learn more and register, go to chosenpeople.com/event/rebuilding-israel-tour/. Again, I want to thank you for standing with Israel. Because of you, we are not alone!
You are a blessing to our worldwide staff who are bringing the good news to Jewish people in Israel, the United States, and a total of twenty countries around the world through Your Mission to the Jewish People.
Dr. Mitch Glaser 