Israel: Christians targeted by extremists

Israel: Christians targeted by extremists

Prayer is requested after a number of attacks against the Armenian community in Jerusalem. On 11 January extremists graffitied hate speech on the exterior of buildings in the Armenian Quarter of the Old City. Slogans included “Revenge,” “Death to Christians,” “Death...
Israel: Commission to decide on future of ministry’s premises 

Israel: Commission to decide on future of ministry’s premises 

Prayer is requested for a city council meeting in Sderot on 29 January to decide whether to allow City of Life Ministries (CLM) to continue to operate from their premises used for humanitarian work and congregational meetings. After pressure from ultra-Orthodox Jews,...
Israel: Commission to decide on future of ministry’s premises 

Israel: Sderot Municipality takes Messianic ministry to court

Prayer is requested for a ministry caring for the needy in Sderot, near Gaza, and its associated Messianic congregation as they face two court cases started by the municipality and opposition from ultra-orthodox Jews. City of Life Ministries (CLM) rent a large space...
Israel: Messianic believers being harassed 

Israel: Messianic believers being harassed 

The Gur Hasidim, strictly observant religious Jews, have been targeting Messianic believers in Arad, South Israel. Recently, graffiti was written on the pavement directly outside the home of Messianic believers, saying that “the mission” – their term for Messianic...
Israel: Commission to decide on future of ministry’s premises 

Israel: Believers win High Court case

Messianic believers in Israel are delighted with a 15 June Israeli Supreme Court ruling stating Messianic non-profit organisation “Yachad” was being unfairly discriminated against. In 2015 Yachad, associated with Tiferet Yeshua congregation, applied for status as a...