In honor of Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles), the Israel Allies Foundation is pleased to publish its second annual list of Israel’s Top 50 Christian Allies.

Christian leaders who were selected to be a part of this exclusive list conveyed their deep love and support for the State of Israel which stems from their faith.

From Pastors, to former politicians, organizational leaders and businessmen, take a look at the leading defenders and advocates for Israel worldwide for 2021.


  • 1. Mike Pence

    Mike Pence was the 48th Vice-President of the United States, has served as Governor of Indiana and as a Congressman. During his Congressional tenure he Co-Chaired the Congressional Israel Allies Caucus.

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  • 2. Pastor John Hagee

    Pastor John Hagee is the founder and chairman of Christians United for Israel (CUFI). He is an American Protestant pastor and televangelist and the founder of John Hagee Ministries.

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  • 3. Pastor Larry Huch

    Pastor Larry Huch is the founding pastor of New Beginnings Church in Dallas Texas and he is also a member of the IAF Board of Directors. Larry Huch Ministries supports multiple projects in Israel.

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  • 4. Stephen Harper

    Stephen Harper was elected Prime Minister of Canada three times between 2006 and 2015. Today PM Harper continues to advocate for Israel in forums around the world as an expression of his evangelical Christian faith.

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  • 5. Dick Saulsbury

    Dick Saulsbury was one of the very first supporters of faith-based diplomacy; the idea that those who espouse Judeo-Christian values can channel their deep faith into effective political action.

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  • 6. Nikki Haley

    Nikki Haley served as US Ambassador to the United Nations in 2017-18, and before that as Governor of South Carolina for eight years. At the UN she was a frequent critic of the UN’s bias against Israel.

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  • 7. Mike Pompeo

    Mike Pompeo served as Secretary of State and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency as well as a U.S. Congressman for 16 years, and member of the Congressional Israel Allies Caucus.

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  • 8. Jimmy Morales

    Jimmy Morales served as the 50th president of Guatemala from 2016 to 2020. On Dec. 24, 2017, he announced that the Guatemalan embassy in Israel would move from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

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  • 9. Roger Staubach

    Roger Staubach served as quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys in the National Football League (NFL), leading the team to the Superbowl five times including two victories.

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  • 10. Dr. Pat Francis

    Dr. Pat Francis is the Founder and CEO of CHAYIL Leadership Network, an international service organization bringing business and career leaders for greater personal empowerment and providing humanitarian services.

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  • 11. Gordon Robertson

    Gordon Robertson is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Christian Broadcasting Network, as well as a member of CBN's Board of Directors.

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  • 12. Pete Hegseth

    Pete Hegseth is an American television host and author. He has appeared on Fox News, as well as on CNN and MSNBC. He hosted three documentaries on Israel for Fox Nation.

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  • 13. Pastor Sándor Németh

    Pastor Sándor Németh is the founder and Senior Pastor of Faith Church in Hungary, which has grown to become the primary cultural force outside the Jewish community to support Israel in the country.

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  • 14. Dr. Dave Weldon

    Dave Weldon is a doctor, former Member of Congress and founding Member of the Congressional Israel Allies Caucus. He is Chairman of the Board of the IAF.

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  • 15. Gene Green

    Raymond Eugene “Gene” Green is a former Democrat Congressman who served for 13 terms in the U.S. Congress. He was a consistent and outspoken ally of Israel and a co-chair of the Congressional Israel Allies Caucus.

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  • 16. Dr. Jürgen Bühler

    Dr. Jürgen Bühler is an ordained minister and trained physicist and serves as the President of the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (ICEJ).

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  • 17. Dr. Jim Showers

    Dr. Jim Showers is the Executive Director and President of The Friends of Israel, a worldwide Christian organization headquartered in Deptford, New Jersey, and founded in Philadelphia.

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  • 18. Rev. Rebecca Brimmer

    Rev. Rebecca J. Brimmer is the International President and CEO of Bridges for Peace. A resident of Israel since 1990, she directs the worldwide organization with International Headquarters in Israel.

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  • 19. Jon Voight

    Jon Voight is an American actor who won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in the film Coming Home. Voight is vocal in his support for Israel and has called out his fellow colleagues in Hollywood for anti-Semitic comments.

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  • 20. Tim Dunn

    Tim Dunn is CEO of CrownQuest Operating, LLC, and CrownRock LP. He is the Chairman of the Christian Advisory Board of the Israel Allies Foundation.

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  • 21. Pastor Jobst Bittner

    Pastor Jobst Bittner, together with his wife Charlotte, is founder and leader of TOS Ministries. In 2007, they started the March of Life movement which has held pro-Israel events in 20 nations and 400 cities.

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  • 22. Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye

    Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye is Pastor and General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, which has branches in close to 200 nations & territories, including 40,000 in Nigeria & 10,000 across.

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  • 23. Peter Kairuz

    Peter Kairuz is the mainstay host of the “700 Club Asia". He’s also the CEO of Christian Broadcasting Network Asia (CBN Asia).

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  • 24. Pastor Dumisani Washington

    Pastor Dumisani Washington is the Founder and CEO of the Institute for Black Solidarity with Israel (IBSI), which strengthens the relationship between Israel and people of African descent.

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  • 25. Pastor Guillermo Maldonado

    Pastor Guillermo Maldonado is a Honduran-American Evangelical Christian pastor and televangelist. He is the co-founder and senior pastor since 1996 of El Rey Jesús, a New Apostolic megachurch.

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  • 26. Dr. Charles Stanley

    Dr. Charles F. Stanley is the founder of In Touch Ministries and Pastor Emeritus of First Baptist Church of Atlanta, Georgia, where he served more than 50 years.

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  • 27. Dr. Young Hoon Lee

    Dr. Young Hoon Lee has been the senior pastor of Yoido Full Gospel Church since 2008, which is now the largest mega-church in the world. Pastor Lee’s steadfast support for Israel is grounded in the Word of God.

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  • 28. Rev. Samuel Rodriguez

    Rev. Samuel Rodriguez is the President of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference (NHCLC), the world’s largest Hispanic Christian organization with 42,000 plus U.S. churches.

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  • 29. Tim Tebow

    Tim Tebow is an award-winning athlete who has played for five different NFL teams since 2010 and also played minor league baseball. He is known as “God’s Quarterback” because of his outspoken biblical values and support of the Jewish state.

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  • 30. Earl Cox

    Earl Cox has been active in the political arena for over 30 years, having served in senior level positions in the administrations of four U.S. presidents. In 2012, he was recognized by Prime Minister Netanyahu as an Ambassador of Goodwill from Israel.

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  • 31. Roberta Combs

    Roberta Combs is the President and CEO of Christian Coalition and Christian Coalition of America which provide education and political training to thousands of U.S Christian activists.

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  • 32. Bishop Edir Macedo

    Bishop Edir Macedo is the founder of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (UCKG). Bishop Macedo is also the owner and chairman of the second-largest television network in Brazil, RecordTV.

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  • 33. Pastor Steve Khoury

    Pastor Steven Khoury serves as Pastor at The First Baptist Church in Bethlehem and Calvary Church in Jerusalem. He is also the President of Holy Land Missions.

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  • 34. Bishop Barnabas Lekganyane

    Bishop Barnabas Lekganyane leads one of the largest churches in South Africa, the Zion Christian Church (ZCC), which his grandfather founded in 1925.

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  • 35. Cary Summers

    Cary Summers is the founder of the Nehemiah Group. He has been recognized as a leader in Israel tourism and he serves on several non-profit boards. Mr. Summers is President Emeritus of Museum of the Bible, Inc.

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  • 36. Col. Richard Kemp

    Col. Richard Kemp is one of the most passionate advocates for Israel and the Israel Defense Forces. He received an honorary doctorate from Tel Aviv University.

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  • 37. Dr. Mark Rutland

    Dr. Mark Rutland is the Founder of Global Servants. He is a New York Times Best Selling author, educator, leader, businessman and a nationally recognized figure in Christian higher education.

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  • 38. Frank Van Oordt

    Frank Van Oordt is the Director of Christians for Israel (C4I) in the Netherlands. C4I is a movement representing hundreds of thousands of Christians in over 40 nations on all continents.

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  • 39. Pastor Esau Banda

    Pastor Esau Banda is the Senior Pastor at Malawi’s Pentecost International Christian Centre. He is a firm believer in Israel as God’s chosen land, and as such he has mobilized public prayers for Israel over the past 15 years.

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  • 40. Steve Green

    Steve Green is a prominent Christian evangelical leader who serves as President of Hobby Lobby and Chairman of the Board of the Museum of the Bible.

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  • 41. Leo van Doesburg

    Leo van Doesburg is Director for European Affairs and Policy Advisor for the European Christian Political Movement (ECPM) and the European Representative for the IAF.

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  • 42. Mike Sodrel

    Mike Sodrel is Vice-Chairman of the Board of the IAF. He served as a Member of Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2005-2007. As a Congressman he took a strong stand for Israel.

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  • 43. Ralph Reed

    Ralph Reed is chairman and chief executive officer of Century Strategies, a public relations and public affairs firm. He is Chairman of the Faith and Freedom Coalition which is staunchly pro-Israel.

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  • 44. Bill Holmes

    Bill Holmes is the co-founder and partner of Mid-States Operating Company and Trinity Royalty Partners, LP. He gives generously to Israel advocacy work and is a member of the IAF Christian Advisory Board.

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  • 45. Bishop Scott Mwanza

    Bishop Scott Mwanza serves as the Africa Director of the Israel Allies Foundation and the National Director of the Zambian Parliamentary Israel Allies Caucus.

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  • 46. Tommy Waller

    Tommy Waller is the president and founder of HaYovel. HaYovel gives practical hands-on help to farmers in Samaria. They have hosted over 3,000 Christian volunteers in Israel’s biblical heartland.

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  • 47. Erik Selle

    Erik Selle is a social entrepreneur being the founder of the Oslo Symposium - an initiative for strengthening Norway´s Judeo-Christian values, bilateral ties to Israel and conservative impact in Norwegian society.

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  • 48. Rev. Johnnie Moore

    Rev. Johnnie Moore is an American evangelical leader and businessman who founded the Kairos Company, a public relations firm. Moore is a commissioner for the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom.

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  • 49. Tony Abbott

    Tony Abbott was Prime Minister of Australia from 2013 to 2015. During this period he decisively changed the course of Australian policy toward support of Israel, particularly on issues related to Israel’s disputed territories.

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  • 50. Heidi Baker

    Heidi Baker is the CEO of Iris Global, a Christian humanitarian organization focused on developing countries. In1995 Heidi and her husband moved to Mozambique in order to begin a new ministry.

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