Overview
- Large signs in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv reading “Cyrus the Great is alive!” prominently feature Trump alongside U.S. and Israeli flags and bear the Friends of Zion Museum logo.
- Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana told Trump he stands in a line with Cyrus the Great, delivering the praise during the president’s address to Israel’s parliament.
- News reports in Israel credit Trump with brokering the ceasefire that ended the Gaza war and enabled the return of hostages after roughly two years in captivity.
- Christian Zionist advocates, including Mike Evans, publicly advance the Cyrus analogy, linking it to Trump’s past moves such as the embassy relocation and the Abraham Accords.
- Historians and commentators note the biblical roots of the comparison while critics reject a direct equivalence, citing contrasts in leadership style and human-rights records.