Christian Support for American Jews Began at the Founding
The Hamas terror attack of Oct. 7 triggered an overwhelming display of support among American Christians for Jews and for Israel. This continues a long history.
Engraved scene depicting George Washington praying in a woodland clearing, at Valley Forge, 1776. Frederic Lewis/Archive Photos/Getty Images
The Hamas terror attack of Oct. 7 triggered an overwhelming display of support among American Christians for Jews and for Israel. This continues a long history of support, dating back to the American Founding. As a Jew, I gratefully acknowledge it.
Rob Natelson
Author
Robert G. Natelson, a former constitutional law professor who is senior fellow in constitutional jurisprudence at the Independence Institute in Denver, authored “The Original Constitution” (4th ed., 2025). He is a contributor to The Heritage Foundation’s “Heritage Guide to the Constitution.” He also researched and wrote the scholarly article “Virgil and the Constitution,” whose publication is pending in Regent University Law Review.
