Jerry Falwell

===Israel and Jews===
Falwell's relationship with Israeli Prime Minister, [[Menachem Begin]] was reported in the media in the summer of 1981.<ref>Mouly, Ruth, and Roland Robertson. “Zionism in American Premillenarian Fundamentalism.” ''American Journal of Theology & Philosophy'', vol. 4, no. 3, 1983, p. 103. [http://www.jstor.org/stable/27943631 JSTOR website] Retrieved 27 May 2023.</ref> His staunch pro-[[Israel]] stand, sometimes referred to as "[[Christian Zionism]]", drew the support of the [[Anti-Defamation League]] and its leader [[Abraham Foxman]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Mary Jayne |last=McKay |title=Zion's Christian Soldiers |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/10/03/60minutes/main524268.shtml |work=CBS News |date=June 8, 2003 |access-date=January 13, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210195101/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/10/03/60minutes/main524268.shtml |archive-date=February 10, 2009 }}</ref> However, they condemned what they perceived as intolerance towards Muslims in Falwell's public statements.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sachs |first=Susan |date=June 15, 2002 |title=Baptist Pastor Attacks Islam, Inciting Cries of Intolerance |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/15/us/baptist-pastor-attacks-islam-inciting-cries-of-intolerance.html |url-access=limited |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=April 17, 2018}}</ref> They also criticized him for remarking that "Jews can make more money accidentally than you can on purpose."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.adl.org/PresRele/DiRaB_41/4168_41.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031217060602/http://www.adl.org/PresRele/DiRaB_41/4168_41.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2003-12-17 |title=ADL Condemns Falwell's Anti-Muslim Remarks; Urges Him to Apologize |publisher=Adl.org |access-date=2010-11-07 }}</ref><ref name="jews">{{cite web|url=http://maxblumenthal.com/2009/09/irving-kristols-alliance-with-anti-semites/|title=Irving Kristol's Rebel Alliance with Anti-Semites|access-date=December 24, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100104125733/http://maxblumenthal.com/2009/09/irving-kristols-alliance-with-anti-semites/|archive-date=January 4, 2010|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In his book ''Listen, America!'' Falwell referred to the Jewish people as "spiritually blind and desperately in need of their Messiah and Savior."{{sfn|J. Falwell|1980|p=113}}

In the 1984 book ''Jerry Falwell and the Jews'', Falwell is quoted saying: {{blockquote|I feel that the destiny of the state of Israel is without question the most crucial international matter facing the world today. I believe that the people of Israel have not only a theological but also a historical and legal right to the land. I am personally a Zionist, having gained that perspective from my belief in Old Testament Scriptures. I have also visited Israel many times. I have arrived at the conclusion that unless the United States maintains its unswerving devotion to the State of Israel, the very survival of that nation is at stake{{nbsp}}... Every American who agrees Israel has the right to the land must be willing to exert all possible pressure on the powers that be to guarantee America's support of the State of Israel at this time.{{sfn|Simon|1984|p=62}}}}