(San Francisco Chronicle) - Forgotten amid all the excitement about the arrival of the largest contingent of American immigrants to Israel in years is the fact that many of the newcomers received grants from U.S. evangelical Christians, who regard the return of Jews to the Holy Land as part of an apocalyptic prophecy foretold in the Bible. Religious experts believe that some 30 million Christians have some Zionist beliefs. In addition, financial support to the settlements has doubled during the past 21 months, said Sondra Oster Baras, director of Christian Friends of Israeli Communities, which runs an "Adopt-a-Settlement Program" with 40 pairings.
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