Reply #8: I think it's tied the biblical prophesy of Israel being strong again at the end of the world

[Nothing Without Hope]

A lot of these far-right evangelicals are looking forward to the end of the world quite soon, when they will be raptured into eternal bliss and the rest of us will be consigned to eternal agony. Nice folks.

But a strong Israel fits into their apocalyptic world view. They think the world can't end unless that part is in place, and they really want the world to end. So as I see it, it's not really about Israel as a real-world country containing real-world people, it's about getting to their own heavenly reward as soon as possible.