The weird belief, common among British political elites during the 19th century, that the British peoples are descended from the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel and that the current British royal family is descended from the line of King David (and ultimately is related to Jesus, since Jesus was of the line of King David through his mother Mary). This belief is known as British Israelism and embraces British imperialism, racial hygiene and anti-Semitism. I should think the worldview of British Israelism can easily accommodate a hatred of Russia and China as the equivalents of Gog and Magog.
**The weird belief, common among British political elites during the 19th century, that the British peoples are descended from the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel and that the current British royal family is descended from the line of King David (and ultimately is related to Jesus, since Jesus was of the line of King David through his mother Mary). This belief is known as British Israelism and embraces British imperialism, racial hygiene and anti-Semitism. I should think the worldview of British Israelism can easily accommodate a hatred of Russia and China as the equivalents of Gog and Magog.**
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