Beyond the End Times: What evangelical support for Israel really reveals

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Beyond the End Times: What evangelical support for Israel really reveals 
Religion News Service: For many evangelicals, Israel is not just a sign of the End Times. It is also the homeland of a people they believe God has chosen and whom Christians are called to love.