{"product_id":"zion-ascendant-bartholomew-okonkwo-9798349643217","title":"Zion Ascendant: How Israel Won the West","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow did a historically persecuted people-long vilified as outsiders, heretics, and scapegoats come to occupy a place of unparalleled moral and political privilege in the Western imagination?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eZion Ascendant\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a sweeping historical account of one of the most unique and consequential alliances of our time. This book traces the astonishing journey of the Jewish people and the state of Israel from biblical times to the present, revealing a story not just of diplomacy, but of a profound transformation in the very identity of the West.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book argues that Israel's \"special relationship\" with the United States and Europe is the product of one of history's most remarkable makeovers: a centuries-long process through which Jews were reimagined from despised \"Christ-killers\" into essential partners in a shared \"Judeo-Christian\" civilization. From the ashes of the Holocaust to the battlefields of the Cold War, from the halls of power in Washington to the megachurches of America's heartland, the book reveals the powerful confluence of guilt, faith, and strategy that forged an unbreakable bond.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet, this alliance is now being tested as never before. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eZion Ascendant\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e soberly examines the recent Israel-Hamas war and the complex international reaction it provoked, highlighting the growing debates over security, sovereignty, and human rights that challenge the consensus of the past\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA masterful work of history and contemporary analysis, ZION ASCENDANT provides the essential context for understanding the profound connection between Israel and the West how it was formed, why it has endured, and the powerful forces that are now reshaping its future.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bartholomew Okonkwo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798349643217\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hijezglobal Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/12\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 222\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.51d","brand":"Bartholomew Okonkwo","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47931162493183,"sku":"9798349643217","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e59ca20a-39b4-4371-b2b6-a9ddc8a8aef4.jpg?v=1766346876","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/zion-ascendant-bartholomew-okonkwo-9798349643217","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}