Female, Arab, and Christian: How One Fighter is Breaking Barriers in the IDF
The Christian community in Israel is small yet makes a huge impact on the Israeli population. Approximately 160,000 Christians reside in Israel, making up 2 percent of the population. Of those 160,000 Christians, 79.8 percent are Christian Arabs. In Israel, army service is compulsory for all citizens except for Arab citizens who are not obligated […]
Christian Victims, Lies and Jewish anti-Semites
In late December, The Independent published an article about the bleak situation of the Christians in the Middle East. It had the right idea. The Christians in the Middle East are in trouble. They’re being slaughtered in dozens of different places and millions have become refugees or been forced to flee. Amazingly enough, however, the article was devoted […]
Christian Arabs to be Favored Over Muslim Arabs in New Legislation
Coalition Whip MK Yariv Levin (Likud) is set to propose a series of bills in the Israeli Knesset that would legally favor Israeli Christian citizens over Muslims. Over the last several years, the Christian Arab community in Israel has been making strides in differentiating themselves from the Muslim Arab population. Levin told Maariv: “My legislation […]
Israeli Christians Declare Affinity for Jewish State
“For the LORD will have compassion on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land; and the stranger shall join himself with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob.” (Isaiah 14:1) At a recent conference in Jerusalem, leading Israeli Christians gathered to set themselves apart from their […]
Israel Receiving Christian Support From Without and Within
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart; so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel (Proverbs 27:9) Christians from both Israel and abroad have came out in staunch support of the Jewish State this week. First, On Monday, according to JNS.org, the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (ICEJ), a Christian Zionist organization based in […]
Bibi Hails Tripling of Christian Enlistment to IDF in 2013
“And David said to Saul: ‘Let no man’s heart fail within him; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine” (1 Samuel 17:32) At a meeting Monday between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Greek Orthodox priest Father Gabriel Nadaf, the PM praised the priest, and the Christian Zionist community in Israel in general […]
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 […]
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 […]
