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Some of noted Zionists:
* John Quincy Adams (1767–1848): Advocated for the "rebuilding of Judea as an independent nation".
* Lord Shaftesbury (1801–1885): A British evangelical who strongly promoted the restoration of Jews to Palestine in the mid-19th century.
* William Eugene Blackstone (1841–1935): An American evangelist who presented the "Blackstone Memorial" to President Harrison in 1891, calling for the restoration of Palestine to the Jews.
* Arthur Balfour (1848–1930).
As British Foreign Secretary, he authored the 1917 Balfour Declaration, which promised British support for a "national home for the Jewish people in Palestine".
* David Lloyd George (1863–1945) Britains Prime Minister (1916-1922) during the Balfour Declaration, known to be a staunch supporter of the Zionist project due to a combination of Christian Zionist beliefs and geopolitical strategy.
* Warren G. Harding (1865–1923): Signed the Lodge-Fish Resolution, which supported a Jewish home in Mandatory Palestine.
* Winston Churchill (1874-1965).
Described himself as a "Zionist" and supported the creation of a Jewish state to act as a loyal ally in the Middle East.
* Hamilton Fish, III (1881–1991).
* Woodrow Wilson (1913–1921).
Supported Zionist goals in the years leading up to the British mandate, stating in 1919 that the Allied nations agreed on the foundation of a Jewish commonwealth in "Palestine."
* Harry S. Truman (1945–1953).
Often cited as the first world leader to recognize Israel, 11 minutes after its declaration of independence. He was sympathetic to Zionism due to his evangelical upbringing, though he held complex views on the resulting conflict.
* Albert Einstein (1879–1955).
Albert Einstein: Scientist, Pacifist, Zionist - Yale University Press
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* Orde Charles Wingate (1903–1944).
* John F. Kennedy (1917-1963).
* Ronald Reagan:
Reagan Praises Zionism As Aspiration of Jews. New York Times, Oct. 29, 1984.
* Robert F. Kennedy (1925-1968).
* Martin Luther King (1929-1968).
* Bill Clinton (b. 1946):
“Well, I got news for them, they (the Jews) were there first before their faith existed. They were there in the time of King David, in the southern most tribes, Judea and Samaria. (Nov 2024).
* Joe Biden
* Canada's Justin Trudeau
* Karel Schwarzenberg (1937–2023). (EU president Czech FM).
* Miloš Zeman (b. 1944).
Former President of the Czech Republic, known for his strong pro-Israel stance and advocacy for recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
* Ursula von der Leyen (b. 1958). (EU Commission President).
* Javier Milei (b. 1970).
* Santiago Peña (b. 1978). Paraguay's President since 2023.
* Sarah Idan (b. 1990). Former Miss Iraq and ardent Zionist.
* Charlie Kirk (1993–2025).
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