CUFI chair: 'You cannot be a Christian and anti-Zionist'
Speaking to i24NEWS ahead of CUFI's annual summit, Action Fund Chair Sandra Hagee Parker says support for Israel rooted in both biblical faith and US security interests, Christianity and anti-Zionism fundamentally incompatible
Assessment
The chair of CUFI's Action Fund is drawing a hard line between Christian identity and anti-Zionism, framing support for Israel as a theological and strategic imperative. This statement, made ahead of the group's summit, signals an intensifying effort to mobilize evangelical Christians around Israel advocacy by making it a litmus test of faith. The claim that Christianity and anti-Zionism are incompatible could deepen divisions within American Christianity and further politicize religious identity in the Israel debate. Watch for how this framing influences CUFI's policy agenda and its reception among Christian denominations.