It's because Israel is necessary for hosting the Apocalypse, and they are eager for it to happen so Jesus will return.

I wish that was a joke, but its not, and it's terrifying.

Which is just weird. There is nothing in their holy book like that, they just made it up and now it drives foreign policy.

	▲	pstuart 12 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		"weird" is a polite term for it. "crazy" is more like it.
	▲	buellerbueller 14 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		In whose holy book? Plenty of New Testament Biblical exegesis about the so-called "end times" involves things that could be interpreted as involving modern-day Israel (for example, the Jewish people returning to their homelands). So: Jewish holy book? You're correct. Christian holy book? Answer is dependent on the sect of Christianity you are talking about.