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Media Statement from The South African Zionist Federation The South African Zionist Federation welcomes with deep relief and heartfelt hope the news that an agreement has been reached for Hamas to release all remaining hostages in Gaza, twenty believed to be alive and forty-eight in total, and to bring the […]
Originally published in The Christian Post An appeals court in Tehran has upheld the prison sentences of five Christians charged with “propaganda” for engaging in religious activities, a watchdog group reports. The five — Hessamuddin Mohammad Junaidi, Abolfazl Ahmadzadeh-Khajani, Morteza Faghanpour-Saasi and two others who have not been identified — were […]
Originally published in CBN From the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls to the Pool of Siloam, modern Israel is known for its ancient wonders. For 61 years, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) has been the center of its archaeological efforts and preservation. Then came October 7th, 2023, when a group […]
Originally published in Article 18 Iran’s Supreme Court has rejected the application for a retrial of a Christian convert serving a 10-year prison sentence for worshipping in a house-church. Mehran Shamloui has been in prison for two months, having been detained on his return to Iran on July 3, after […]
Originally published in Worthy News Iran has detained dozens of Christians on charges of espionage and “anti-security activities” for Israel, drawing condemnation from rights groups who call the move part of a broader crackdown on the country’s tiny Christian minority. The Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) said in a […]
Compiled from reports in Aallarabnews, CBN, Times of Israel and The Christian Post At least 25 people were killed and more than 60 people were injured after a suicide bomber opened fire and then detonated an explosive vest during a prayer meeting in the Mar Elias Church church in Damascus, […]
The Israeli diplomats who were murdered in an antisemitic shooting outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington DC on Wednesday night were both Jewish followers of Jesus. Yaron Lischinsky, 28, and his soon-to-be fiancé, Sarah Milgram, 26, were both Messianic believers who focused their careers on forging peace between Israel and […]
Originally published in The Jerusalem Post Muslim and Christian Arab leaders and professionals from across the Middle East participated in this year’s March of the Living in Poland. The delegation, organised by Sharaka, an NGO dedicated to realising the people-to-people peace envisioned by the Abraham Accords, included participants from Morocco, Bahrain, […]
Originally published in The Times of Israel Israel marked its annual Holocaust Remembrance Day today with a series of ceremonies both in the country and in Poland, with grief for the six million Jews murdered by the Nazis and laments over the plight of dozens of people held hostage in […]
A South African multiparty group has just completed a historic fact-finding mission to Israel — the first visit by a group of South African members of Parliament since the October 7 massacre took place in 2023. The Hamas attacks marked a new chapter in the region’s turmoil with over 1 […]