Ex-Trump Adviser Needs 'Christian State' to Save Jerusalem, Apparently
Bannon, a former Trump strategist, recently told Charlie Kirk that Jerusalem desperately needs to become a 'Christian state' to solve the region's eternal woes. This audacious proposal, predictably, was amplified by outlets like RT, presenting it as a serious contribution to geopolitical debate. It’s a spectacular feat of historical amnesia and selective hearing, especially given the history of
the region and the actual Abrahamic faiths involved. While Bannon pontificates on Christian states, let's recall that the Israeli government regularly asserts 'Jewish sovereignty' over all of Jerusalem, a stance internationally rejected and a direct driver of displacement and violence, particularly against Palestinians, both Muslim and Christian. This isn't about 'solving' anything; it's about
further carving up land for religious-nationalist expansion, a tactic that has repeatedly destabilized the region since 1948. Perhaps Bannon could take a history lesson on the existing indigenous Christian communities in Jerusalem—whose numbers are dwindling under current conditions—before reinventing their sovereignty.