“Christ is King”: Rise of the ‘Anti-Zionist’ Christian Influencer

“Christ is King”: Rise of the ‘Anti-Zionist’ Christian Influencer

Key takeaways: A sacred phrase, repurposed: “Christ is King,” long a traditional Christian affirmation, has been increasingly co-opted online as a political signal intertwined with antisemitic and anti-Israel rhetoric. Data shows a semantic shift: A report by the Network Contagion Research Institute (NCRI) found a fivefold rise in usage between 2021–2024, with extremist influencers driving over half of engagement and a growing percentage of po…