Zion Ascendant: How Israel Won the West

How did a historically persecuted people-long vilified as outsiders, heretics, and scapegoats come to occupy a place of unparalleled moral and political privilege in the Western imagination?

Zion Ascendant offers a sweeping historical account of one of the most unique and consequential alliances of our time. This book traces the astonishing journey of the Jewish people and the state of Israel from biblical times to the present, revealing a story not just of diplomacy, but of a profound transformation in the very identity of the West.

The book argues that Israel's "special relationship" with the United States and Europe is the product of one of history's most remarkable makeovers: a centuries-long process through which Jews were reimagined from despised "Christ-killers" into essential partners in a shared "Judeo-Christian" civilization. From the ashes of the Holocaust to the battlefields of the Cold War, from the halls of power in Washington to the megachurches of America's heartland, the book reveals the powerful confluence of guilt, faith, and strategy that forged an unbreakable bond.

Yet, this alliance is now being tested as never before. Zion Ascendant soberly examines the recent Israel-Hamas war and the complex international reaction it provoked, highlighting the growing debates over security, sovereignty, and human rights that challenge the consensus of the past

A masterful work of history and contemporary analysis, ZION ASCENDANT provides the essential context for understanding the profound connection between Israel and the West how it was formed, why it has endured, and the powerful forces that are now reshaping its future.