Why Is It Hard for Middle Eastern Christians to Support Israel?

To an outside observer Israel might seem a natural ally for the Middle East’s various Christian groups. But in fact many Middle Eastern Christians are hostile to, or profess hostility toward, the Jewish state. Samuel Tadros and Robert Nicholson explore the roots of Christian anti-Semitism in the region and the precarious political situations Christians have often found themselves in. They also point to reasons why many Christians are warming to Israel, warn against taking the statements of Christian leaders—often made under intense political pressure—at face value, and put forth some suggestions of how Israel can change its own relations with Christians inside and outside its borders. (Video, 37 minutes.)