The Christian nutters are doing this because they beleive it is the "End Times" as prescribed in the Biblical book of Revelation and they want their War of Armageddon and "Second Coming" of Christ to occur NOW! This is what is known as Christian Dispensationalism/Christian Zionism and they are using the Jewish people and Judaism(whome the Christian rightists could really care less about) to further their Middle East agenda:

 http://www.theocracywatch.org/christian_zionism_dispensationalism.htm

Others refer to these dolts as Reconstructionist-Dominionists:

 http://www.tylwythteg.com/enemies/reconstruct2.html

What we can do to help stop their insane Holocaust in the Middle East:

Boycott Israel(remember-it's not where products are made but where PROFITS go!)

 http://www.mylinkspage.com/israel.html

Boycott the U.S.