Short answer: Yes. Glenn Beck, the American conservative broadcaster behind Blaze Media (theblaze.com), formerly of Fox News, has been one of the most visible Christian Zionist voices in U.S. media for over a decade. He is alive and still broadcasting daily as of August 2026. As of August 2026.
What Glenn Beck has actually said and done
Beck's public record on Israel spans more than a decade of statements, donations, and events. Here is what is documented, in order:
- August 2011: Ahead of his own Jerusalem rally, Beck and co-host Steve Burguiere characterized roughly 200,000 Israelis participating in a Tel Aviv housing-cost protest as "hard left," with Beck comparing their demands to Soviet-style policy and questioning whether the movement had "leftist global financing" or Islamist ties. This is the actual, documented basis for reports that Beck has criticized Israeli protest movements, as covered by the Jerusalem Post and Haaretz.
- August 24, 2011: Beck's "Restoring Courage" rally was held in Jerusalem at the Southern Wall of the Temple Mount and Safra Square, drawing a crowd reported at roughly 1,700 at the wall site plus about 2,000 more watching on screens at Safra Square, largely American Christians who traveled with him to show Christian solidarity with Israel. He honored the Fogel family, murdered in a 2011 terror attack, with a "courage" award and said, "Without the Jewish people, humanity would never know that every single individual life has dignity," according to Wikipedia's account of the tour.
- November 20, 2011: The Zionist Organization of America presented Beck with the Dr. Miriam & Sheldon Adelson Defender of Israel Award, citing his pro-Israel activism including his appearance at the Christians United for Israel summit and the Jerusalem rally, as reported by Jewish Community Voice.
- July 23, 2013: Speaking at the Christians United for Israel "Night to Honor Israel" summit in Washington, D.C., Beck pledged a $100,000 donation to CUFI's campus outreach program, according to GlennBeck.com.
- October 2023: In the weeks following the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack, Beck condemned Hamas in stark terms, calling it "the demonic embodiment of the continuation of timeless, ageless hate" and "a culture of death and child sacrifice," and criticized U.S. protesters marching in support of Hamas as a sign of "moral collapse." He also argued Israel had the right to eliminate Hamas, per GlennBeck.com.
- August 4, 2026: Beck was still actively hosting "The Glenn Beck Program" on Blaze Media, confirming he remains a working broadcaster. No reports of death, retirement, or incapacity were found.
The context behind the headlines
Glenn Beck has been publicly and consistently pro-Israel since at least the early 2010s, framing his support as a matter of Christian Zionist conviction, describing Jews as "God's chosen people," rather than partisan politics. His signature act was organizing the August 2011 "Restoring Courage" rally in Jerusalem, which brought hundreds of American Christian supporters to the city under his own media company's sponsorship. The rally drew praise from outlets like the Jewish Journal, which called him media's "most pro-Israel commentator" and thanked him for his "unwavering support," alongside criticism from commentators who called the event self-promotional.
Beck has also donated to and headlined events for Christians United for Israel and was honored by the Zionist Organization of America in 2011. He is not Jewish himself; his identification with Israel is rooted in evangelical Christian Zionism, part of what makes his advocacy notable to Jewish and pro-Israel audiences, though it has also drawn skepticism from some Israeli religious and secular commentators about his motives and rhetoric.
It is worth being precise about the one point of controversy in his record. Beck's actual documented criticism was aimed at the August 2011 Tel Aviv cost-of-living and housing protests, which he dismissed as "hard left" and Soviet-style ahead of his own rally, not the 2023 judicial-reform protests against Netanyahu. No reputable sourcing connects Beck to commentary specifically on the 2023 protests. Beyond that 2011 episode, his record shows no participation in any boycott of Israel or Israeli products. On the contrary, it is one of consistent financial and public support, culminating in his strong post-October 7 defense of Israel's right to respond to Hamas.
The bottom line
Glenn Beck is a longtime, publicly documented supporter of Israel. He organized a major pro-Israel rally in Jerusalem in 2011, donated to Christians United for Israel, was honored by the Zionist Organization of America, and has continued to strongly back Israel's right to defend itself, including after October 7, 2023. His support is real and well-sourced, though it comes wrapped in his own polarizing style, including a documented episode of dismissing an Israeli domestic protest movement as left-wing and communist-influenced. He is alive and still broadcasting as of August 2026.
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Last updated August 2026. We update these profiles as the record changes.
