▁American ▁President ▁Wood row ▁Wilson ▁and ▁British ▁Major - General ▁Or de ▁Wing ate , ▁whose ▁activities ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁Z ion ism ▁led ▁the ▁British ▁Army ▁to ▁ban ▁him ▁from ▁ever ▁serving ▁in ▁Palest ine . ▁According ▁to ▁Charles ▁Mer k ley ▁of ▁Car leton ▁University , ▁Christian ▁Z ion ism ▁strength ened ▁significantly ▁after ▁the ▁Six - Day ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁and ▁many ▁disp ens ational ist ▁and ▁non - dis p ens ational ist ▁evangel ical ▁Christians , ▁especially ▁Christians ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁now ▁strongly ▁support ▁Z ion ism . ▁ ▁Martin ▁Luther ▁King ▁Jr . ▁was ▁a ▁strong ▁supp orter ▁of ▁Israel ▁and ▁Z ion ism , ▁although ▁the ▁Let ter ▁to ▁an ▁Anti - Z ion ist ▁Friend ▁is ▁a ▁work ▁f als ely ▁attributed ▁to ▁him . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁last ▁years ▁of ▁his ▁life , ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁L atter ▁Day ▁Saint ▁movement , ▁Joseph ▁Smith , ▁declared , ▁" the ▁time ▁for ▁Jews ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁land ▁of ▁Israel ▁is ▁now ." ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 2 , ▁Smith ▁sent ▁Or son ▁Hy de , ▁an ▁Apost le ▁of ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁of ▁L atter ▁Day ▁Sain ts , ▁to ▁Jerusalem ▁to ▁dedic ate ▁the ▁land ▁for ▁the ▁return ▁of ▁the ▁Jews . ▁ ▁Some ▁Arab ▁Christians ▁public ly ▁supporting ▁Israel ▁include ▁US ▁author ▁N onie ▁Dar w ish , ▁and ▁former ▁Muslim ▁Mag di ▁All am , ▁author ▁of ▁V iva ▁Isra