It is natural that members of a group instinctively defend each other. And it is natural that American Christians would have little specific knowledge about social interactions in Israel, much less the actual motivations behind those interactions.
Christianity is not Judaism with a Messiah, it’s a completely different religion with a completely different understanding of God and indeed of creation. There’s no mystery why Christians and Jews talk completely past each other.
Sure, but there is something to the idea that there is a set of Judeo-Christian principles and beliefs in common.
What we’re talking about is a unique predicament pertaining to Messianic and Missionary Evangelism, respectively.
Giving preference to anyone who supposedly believes in Jesus as a prophet or saviour figure is dangerous and misguided. “Messianic Jews” are their own thing, with their own unique set of beliefs...Christians are shortsighted to give them a pass in denigrating the validity of Jews, under this mistaken idea that they are somehow brothers in christ. Messianic Jews often reject the Church, and reject many Christian doctrines.
Yes indeed. I will add that the harder they push their proselytizing, the harder the push-back they are going to get. They need to come to grips with that.
B'H