writer 0 2004-07-14T00:00:00Z In recent years, a politicized and right-wing Protestant fundamentalist movement has emerged as a major factor in US support for the policies of the rightist Likud government in Israel. To understand this influence, it is important to recognize that the rise of the religious right as a political force in the United States is a relatively recent phenomenon that emerged as part of a calculated st... Stephen 44013 false true false false 2004-07-14T00:00:00Z Zunes 5879 8202 0 1 Christian Right and the Middle East us-christian-rights-grip-on-middle-east-policy-by-stephen-zunes US Christian Right's Grip on Middle East Policy 2009-09-25T06:41:36Z 158