Grant Berry, founder of Reconnecting Ministries, has long warned about the global rise of antisemitism. But he says what’s unfolding now represents the other side of that same coin: the mounting pressure on Christians in historically significant regions like Lebanon, where Christianity’s roots run deep.

• Hezbollah protests expose Lebanon’s fragile path toward peace
• Christians caught in crossfire, not targets of Israel
• Iran’s proxy war destabilizes Lebanon’s religious balance
• Antisemitism and anti-Christian hostility share ideological roots
• Lebanon’s Christian legacy steadily eroding amid regional conflict

Lebanon was last officially recorded as majority Christian in 1932, a demographic reality that shaped its founding political structure. Today, Christians make up roughly 30% of the population, their influence diminished amid decades of shifting power and conflict. Now, as Hezbollah—backed by Iran—flexes its muscle in opposition to diplomacy, Berry warns that Christians risk being caught in the crossfire of a conflict they are not driving.

Crucially, Israeli military actions are not targeting Lebanon’s Christian communities. Instead, they are aimed squarely at Iran’s proxy network and Hezbollah loyalists embedded within the country. Yet the distinction is often lost in the chaos, leaving Christian communities increasingly vulnerable—both physically and politically—as tensions escalate.