Palestine Strategy Group unveils plan to subvert Christian Zionist organizations, turn them against Israel - report

A Palestinian research organization recently revealed a new initiative aimed at a gradual undermining of Evangelical Christian support for Israel through a multi-year strategy of engaging churches and educational institutions known for Christian Zionism, Jewish Online reported.

The Palestinian organization, called the Palestine Strategy Group (PSG), was founded by Husam Zomlot, who currently serves as the Palestinian ambassador to the UK.

The new strategy was announced on Nov. 9, 2026, at a conference workshop held with the Politics and Society Institute in Jordan.

Several notable figures attended, including the report’s authors, Dr. A’zer Dakwar and Dr. Xavier Abu Eid; former Jordanian Foreign Minister Dr. Marwan Muasher; Palestinian Liberation Theologian Dr. Munther Isaac; and Jewish Studies professor Dr. Fawzi Al-Badawi.

The study titled Toward a Palestinian Strategy to Confront Christian Zionism comes after two years of research examining the religious, educational, political, and financial networks known as sources of Christian support for Israel.

The majority of research was conducted in the United States, as PSG identified the U.S. as the main source of support for Christian Zionism, but also focused on Brazil, another strong support base.

Additionally, the researchers looked at church networks in Nigeria and South Korea, where strong support for Christian Zionism exists among a significant minority of churches.

According to Jewish Onliner, the study “identifies three major currents within Christian Zionism, including apocalyptic interpretations tied to end-times prophecy, teachings linking support for Israel to divine blessing, and covenantal approaches emphasizing the continuing biblical relationship between God and the Jewish people.”

The organizers proposed “a Palestinian strategy that begins with mapping Christian Zionist networks in their national and local contexts, and extends to building long-term partnerships with churches, research and educational institutions, and decision-making circles in the West and the region in order to consolidate Palestinian rights.”

The proposed strategy includes: “the establishment of an observatory to track [Christian Zionist] organizations,” including their donors and media networks, “building sustained relationships with churches, theological institutes, and youth institutions; developing an intellectual and theological platform led by Palestinian and Arab Christians;” and creating alternative “pilgrimage routes that allow visitors to become acquainted with Palestinian churches and communities and their contemporary history,” instead of Christian tourism centered on major biblical and modern Israeli sites.

The study proposes measuring the impact of the strategy through changes in those areas capable of being monitored.

It specifically notes measures such as: “the presence of Palestinian history in theological curricula, the inclusion of Palestinian churches and communities in pilgrimage programs, and the extent to which this knowledge is reflected in the positions of church institutions on Palestinian rights.”

The PSG previously published a report titled, “Reframing Palestinian Advocacy in the US,” which was funded by Norway’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

That report studied attitudes towards Israel and the Palestinians in American religious institutions and argued for greater Palestinian advocacy among churches. It called for focusing on the Evangelical movement, rather than “mainline Protestantism,” noting that “Evangelicalism has at minimum three times more adherents than mainline Protestantism.”

That report also highlighted the stronger political impact of Evangelical groups compared to political activism by mainline Protestant groups.

It also identified declining support for Israel among younger evangelicals as an opportunity for greater involvement by Palestinian Christian activists.

The report recommended Palestinian advocates make use of existing disagreements and division within American Jewish organizations to promote Palestinian issues.

It identified the judicial reform protests in Israel at the time as “a real opportunity for the PRM to further propagate the demand for Palestinian liberation and justice.”

Jewish Onliner documented funding by Norway and the European Union, connected to previous PSG projects, as well as USAID-backed support received by the Jordanian Politics and Society Institute, which helped host the Nov. 9 workshop.

According to the Jewish Onliner, the funding source for this Christian Zionism study has not been publicly disclosed.