Son of late US evangelist Billy Graham tops list of Israel's Christian allies

(JNS) — The son of the late American evangelist, Billy Graham, heads a list of Israel’s top Christian Allies around the world, recognized for their unwavering faith-based support for the Jewish state.

The fifth annual list released Wednesday by the Washington, D.C.-based Israel Allies Foundation comes at a time when evangelical Christian support for Israel has served as a bulwark and counterweight against international criticism of Israel for the yearlong war against Hamas in Gaza.

The American evangelist and missionary Franklin Graham, 72, of Asheville, North Carolina — who serves as presiden...