Largest CUFI Zionist Summit Underway
“Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart; so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel” (Proverbs 27:9) The Christians United For Israel Organization kicked off their Washington Summit on this week with a number of impressive names scheduled to take the stage. The event, organized and run by the dynamic Christian Evangelist Pastor […]
Israeli-Christian Leaders Meet to Discuss Issues
On Monday, leading Christian clerics from the various denominations met to discuss the pressing issues of today facing Christians living in Israel today.On the agenda was housing and employment opportunities, bettering the understanding between their communities and Israeli ones and their position on the peace process. The meeting, sponsored by the Government Press Office, held […]
Hamas Targets Christian Schools in Gaza Strip
Last week, the Hamas government in Gaza issued a decree banning co-education from ages ten and up. The legislation, strongly influenced by Islamic law, will actually only affect Christian schools in the strip. The new law states that classes for students age ten and above must be single-gendered and they must be taught by a […]
New Christian-Arab Party Formed
“Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!” (Psalms 133:1) Hearing a declaration that Israel is a Jewish state is nothing new, but hearing it from the founder of a new Arab political party is enough to make headlines. Ship captain Bishara Shlayan, 58, of Nazareth, is the […]
Indiana-born Mennonite Only Fourth American to be Honored as Righteous Gentile
Happy is he that considereth the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of evil. (Psalms 41:2) There is none so poor as one whose life is in danger, nor none so generous as one who risks his life to save another. Lois Gunden, a Mennonite from Goshen, Indiana, was one such generous […]
South African MP Kenneth Meshoe Calls Israeli Apartheid Claims “Ridiculous”
South African MP Reverend Kenneth Meshoe, President of the African Christian Democratic Party, recently visited San Francisco during a speaking tour with the Israel Allies Foundation. During his visit, he responded strongly and publicly against ads depicting Israel as an apartheid state. In an article in the San Francisco Examiner, Meshoe said, “In my view, […]
Pro-Israel Bishop Faces Threats From Arab Knesset Members
‘Ye shall have one manner of law, as well for the stranger, as for the home-born; for I am the LORD your God.’ (Leviticus 24:22) Greek Orthodox Bishop Gabriel Nadaf encourages his congregants to integrate into Israeli society. He and his community prefer to call themselves “Arabic-speaking Christian Israelis” rather than Christian Arabs. He supports […]
Christian Zionism in Tel Aviv
The liberal Jewish city of Tel Aviv hosted an uncharacteristically charismatic bible event last night featuring Evangelical pastor Robert Stearns who won the hearts of the skeptical Jewish audience during his talk on “Christian Zionist Support of Israel” hosted by the Tel Aviv International Salon. Stearns, the founder of Eagle’s Wings, a global ministry supporting […]
Billy Graham Chief with a Heart for Israel
Billy Graham Evangelical Association Chief of Staff Ken Barun has some advice for Israel: Share the positive stories with the world. Barun and his wife, Sethea, are visiting Israel as guests of Jonathan Feldstein, director of Heart to Heart and the Israeli representative of American Friends of Magen David Adom. “I had the privilege of […]
Archbishop of Canterbury Makes First Visit to Israel
The prophet Ezekiel also called Israel the centre of the earth, saying, “Thus saith the Lord GOD: This is Jerusalem! I have set her in the midst of the nations, and countries are round about her,” (Ezekiel 5:5) and later referring to the Jews as “…the people that are gathered out of the nations, that have gotten […]
