'Stand up and don’t cower,' Netanyahu tells evangelical leaders in Washington
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with evangelical leaders in the U.S. on Wednesday and thanked them for their "steadfast and unwavering support" for the State of Israel. "We are the descendants of the original Hebrews…
Assessment
Netanyahu is rallying evangelical leaders as partners in a shared Judeo-Christian identity, framing rising antisemitism and anti-Evangelicalism as a joint threat. His call to 'stand up and don't cower' urges these allies to be publicly assertive, not defensive. The meeting signals deepening reliance on evangelical political support for Israel's foreign policy.