The annual weeklong evangelical show of support for Israel is the largest solidarity mission to Israel since the war against Hamas started two years ago following the October 7 massacre.
(Sept. 29, 2025 / JNS) Hundreds of Christian Zionists from more than 70 nations around the world are heading to Jerusalem this week for the annual Feast of Tabernacles celebrations, in the largest solidarity mission to Israel since the two-year-old war against Hamas in Gaza.
The annual weeklong evangelical celebration highlights how faith-based support for Israel by millions of Bible believers around the world serves as a counterweight to international opprobrium in the West over the war triggered by the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led massacre.
The Feast of Tabernacles celebration, organized by the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem, coincides with the Jewish festival of Sukkot and gets underway next Monday. It is expected to draw some 1,500 visitors—about 40% of the normal number for what has traditionally been Jerusalem’s biggest tourist event of the year. The largest number of pilgrims are coming from the U.S., Finland, Germany and Norway.