“Associating the return of the Jews with statehood, before the emergence of Zionism, was a Christian project until the sixteenth century, and thereafter a specifically Protestant one (in particular an Anglican one).”
Ten Myths About Israel by Ilan Pappé.

Maybe you are not into reading books. How about watching a video about why some people identify with a character from the book of Joshua and others identify with characters from the book of Judges. Here is a link: EX Zionist turned Pro Palestinian for ONE REASON! – David Mivasair