White House Bible study led by Ralph Drollinger taught 'Biblical Case for Defending Israel' curriculum — sponsored by Hegseth, Huckabee, Vought; preceded both June 2025 and Feb 2026 strikes

The White House Bible study, led by right-wing pastor Ralph Drollinger and officially sponsored by Defense Secretary Hegseth, launched a two-part curriculum titled ‘The Biblical Case for Defending Israel’ in June 2025 — teaching that God’s covenant promises require the US to defend Israel militarily. Trump ordered strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities 10 days later (June 21, 2025). The same curriculum was active before Operation Epic Fury (Feb 28, 2026). Drollinger also teaches that Israel ‘executed the Messiah’ — a claim the ADL identifies as an antisemitic myth. Other sponsors: Mike Huckabee (Ambassador to Israel), Russell Vought (OMB), Brooke Rollins (Agriculture), Scott Turner (HUD). Sources: Jonathan Larsen (Substack), Baptist News Global.