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Evangelical Christian and US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee last week wrote a letter that criticized the Tel Aviv government for discriminating against Christians, focused mainly on evangelical missionaries who, he said, have repeatedly been denied tourist visas.

An Egyptian immigrant who had overstayed his visa in the US and was angry with Israel’s killings in Gaza was last week arrested and charged with a hate crime after he threw firebombs at a pro-Israel rally in Boulder, Colorado.

Since its creation in 1948, Israel has enjoyed almost ironclad support from the US, particularly its politicians and, more importantly, from the American people themselves.

Ever since university protests began in response to Israel’s indiscriminate bombings of civilian targets in Gaza, the pro-Israel movement in America has ratcheted up its long-running campaign to demonize Palestinians.

Palm Sunday last week marked the start of the religious holiday during which Christians contemplate the promise of hope and redemption offered by the death and resurrection of Jesus, concepts central to their faith.