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→Some of noted Zionists
The movement was theoretical and theological until recent decades, when it became the basis for widespread support for [[Israel]] among American Christians, predominantly Evengelicals but by no mean exclusively.
The movement was theoretical and theological until recent decades, when it became the basis for widespread support for [[Israel]] among American Christians, predominantly Evengelicals but by no mean exclusively.
==Some of noted Zionists==
* [[John Quincy Adams]] (1767–1848): Advocated for the "rebuilding of Judea as an independent nation".
* [[Warren G. Harding]] (1865–1923): Signed the Lodge-Fish Resolution, which supported a Jewish home in [[Mandatory Palestine]].
* [[Woodrow Wilson]] (1913–1921).
Supported Zionist goals in the years leading up to the British mandate, stating in 1919 that the Allied nations agreed on the foundation of a Jewish commonwealth in Palestine.
* [[Harry S. Truman]] (1945–1953).
Often cited as the first world leader to recognize Israel, 11 minutes after its declaration of independence. He was sympathetic to Zionism due to his evangelical upbringing, though he held complex views on the resulting conflict.
* [[Albert Einstein]].<ref>Albert Einstein: Scientist, Pacifist, Zionist
March 17, 2015
https://yalebooks.yale.edu/2015/03/17/albert-einstein-scientist-pacifist-zionist/</ref>
* [[John F. Kennedy]].
Addressed the Zionists of America Convention in 1960. Kennedy praised Zionism's "dreams" and "acts of statesmanship".<ref>Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy at the Convention of the Zionist Organization of America, New York City, August 26, 1960.
[https://www.jfklibrary.org/archives/other-resources/john-f-kennedy-speeches/new-york-ny-19600826]</ref>
* [[Ronald Reagan]].<ref>Reagan Praises Zionism As Aspiration of Jews. [[New York Times]], Oct. 29, 1984.
[https://www.nytimes.com/1984/10/29/us/campaign-notes-reagan-praises-zionism-as-aspiration-of-jews.html]</ref>
* [[Martin Luther King]].<ref>Martin Luther King Jr. Was a Zionist: Here’s Why That Matters. Daniel Levine. Jan 16, 2026. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwJctjhhbsI]</ref>
* [[Bill Clinton]]:
“Well, I got news for them, they (the Jews) were there first before there their faith existed. They were there in the time of King David, in the southern most tribes, Judea and Samaria. (Nov 2024).
* [[Joe Biden]].<ref>Joe Biden LIVE | Biden Declares ‘I’m A Zionist’ at Last Hanukkah Reception | Israel-Gaza War | Syria. Dec 17, 2024. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHknKEFzuoI]</ref>
* [[Justin Trudeau]].<ref>Justin Trudeau Declares ‘I Am a Zionist,’ Defends Israel; Sparks Debate In Canada. Mar 8, 2025.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jUrkC5_q3I]</ref>
* Karl Schwarzenberg ([[EU]] president Czech FM) .
* Ursula von der Leyen (EU Commission President).
* [[Javier Milei]].<ref>Argentina's Milei says 'proud to be the most Zionist president in the world' at Yeshiva University. ''Jerusalem Post'', March 10, 2026
[https://www.jpost.com/international/article-889514]</ref>
* [[Charlie Kirk]].<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/reel/DMLgXA6xSjY/ Watch Charlie Kirk dismantle the lie that anti-Zionism isn't antisemitism]; Before his death, Charlie Kirk told Netanyahu that Israel faced a ‘5-alarm fire’ over PR strategy. Sep 30, 2025. [https://www.jta.org/2025/09/30/united-states/before-his-death-charlie-kirk-told-netanyahu-that-israel-faced-a-5-alarm-fire-over-pr-strategy]; Who was Charlie Kirk? The pro-Israel conservative activist shot dead in Utah. Sep 11, 2025. [https://www.thejc.com/news/usa/who-was-charlie-kirk-shot-dead-jv3rn5yu]</ref>
==Further reading==
==Further reading==
* Brenner, Michael, and Shelley Frisch. ''Zionism: A Brief History'' (2003) [https://www.amazon.com/Zionism-Brief-History-Michael-Brenner/dp/1558763015/ref=sr_1_26?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1261732615&sr=1-26 excerpt and text search]
* Brenner, Michael, and Shelley Frisch. ''Zionism: A Brief History'' (2003) [https://www.amazon.com/Zionism-Brief-History-Michael-Brenner/dp/1558763015/ref=sr_1_26?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1261732615&sr=1-26 excerpt and text search]
===Primary sources===
===Primary sources===
* Hertzberg, Arthur. ''The Zionist Idea: A Historical Analysis and Reader'' (1997), 648pp, major primary sources plus very good introduction
* Hertzberg, Arthur. ''The Zionist Idea: A Historical Analysis and Reader'' (1997), 648pp, major primary sources plus very good introduction
== See also ==
== See also ==