Christian Fundamentalists and Public Opinion Toward the Middle East: Israel's New Best Friends?

Although Christian fundamentalist elites have become increasingly vocal in their support for Israel in the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, it is not clear that this rhetoric has produced differing attitudes about U.S. foreign policy in public opinion. This article examines whether such differences exist, and whether they are rooted in aspects of fundamentalist eschatology. Copyright (c) 2004 by the Southwestern Social Science Association.