In implied jab at Trump, evangelical pro-Israel leader John Hagee blasts antisemitism and racism among Republicans

(JTA) — Pastor John Hagee, the influential pro-Israel evangelical leader, blasted Republicans for trafficking in “thinly veiled racism”  and a “contagious viral strain of anti-American, anti-Christian, and antisemitic politics.”

Hagee, the founder of Christians United for Israel, has long been associated with the pro-Israel right and has praised and endorsed a series of Republican presidential candidates, including Donald Trump. He gave a benediction at the opening of the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem in 2018, and the following year, five Trump administration…