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A mere decade ago, Christian Zionism was seen as an emerging force in American politics. As if out of nowhere, a block of fifty to one hundred million friends of Israel were poised to enter the national debate and safeguard the US-Israel relationship for generations to come. Evangelical love for Israel appeared so solid that the only debate within the Jewish community was whether or not to accept it. There is troubling precedent for such an about-face. At one time -- prior to the 1967 war -- the mainline Protestant denominations were among Israel's most reliable American supporters. In a similar fashion, Palestinian Christians and their American sympathizers are successfully promoting a narrative aimed at reaching the rising generation of evangelicals and turning them against Israel. As a result, more leaders of this generation are moving toward neutrality in the conflict while others are becoming outspoken critics of Israel. Adapted from the source document.

Forms of public service financing and delivery have changed significantly in recent years. A promising theory to explain such changes is the veto players approach. Despite considerable scientific interest, empirical tests, and applications are still rare. Taking the spread of public-private partnerships (PPP) as a new policy tool in 14 European countries since the 1990s, this article tries to test core assumptions of the veto player approach in a mixed methods design. The results show that the number of party political veto players is a good indicator for predicting the probability of a policy change towards an intensified use of PPP, while a correlation with e. g. privatization proceeds could not be demonstrated. Adapted from the source document.