Next month, thousands of ministries worldwide will unite in prayer for Israel. Many believe this historic initiative couldn’t be happening at a better time. Mike Bickle of the International House of Prayer in Kansas City, Missouri, explained how this call to intercede began. “We began a call on March 7th, […]
Middle East
As Tehran threats intensify, Iran’s exiled crown prince stands with Israel on Holocaust Remembrance Day
Originally published in CBN News As Israel pauses to remember the Holocaust, it also faces an ongoing threat of extinction from Iran. In a surprising twist this year, Israel is hosting the most prominent Iranian ever to visit the Jewish State: Iran’s Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, son of the former […]
Israel won’t criminalise sharing the Gospel amid pushback to new bill, Netanyahu says
Originally published in Christian Today Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that his government will not pass a bill that would criminalize Christian evangelism, a proposal that drew concern from American Evangelicals. In a tweet posted last week in both English and Hebrew, Netanyahu expressed his opposition to a bill proposed by […]
A call to prayer over the battle for Israel’s future
Dr Jürgen Bühler president of the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem explains the current battle for Israel over controversial judicial reforms and calls for prayer for the nation at this critical time. President Benjamin Netanyahu announced this week that he is putting the reforms on hold for now but the storm […]
Evangelicals urge Netanyahu to stop proposed law to outlaw evangelism in Israel
Edited version of report originally published in All Israel News Pro-Israel Evangelical leaders in the United States have called on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to publicly oppose a bill that seeks to criminalise sharing the Gospel. The bill, introduced by influential Ultra Orthodox Knesset (parliament) members Moshe Gafni and […]
Parliament votes to downgrade SA embassy in Israel
Parliament voted this week to downgrade the South African embassy in Israel in a move seen by critics as posturing that helps nobody and disqualifies SA from playing a constructive role in helping to revolve the Iraeli-Palestinian conflict. The resolution was proposed by the NFP which holds only two seats […]
Iran releases house church leader Pastor Nadharkani after years behind bars
Compiled from reports in Worthy News and Premier Christian News Iranian evangelical house church movement leader Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani has been released as part of a national amnesty issued by Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei to commemorate the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution. The Church of Iran pastor was […]
King Hezekiah inscriptions among most important archaeological finds ever, says Israeli professor
Originally published in CBN News An Israeli ancient history professor says his recent translation of inscriptions describing the works of biblical Judean King Hezekiah in Jerusalem’s City of David is “one of the most important archaeological discoveries in Israel of all time”, Considering the pace of discoveries in Israel just […]
Rome gathering of Abraham Accords nations commemorates Middle East turning point
Originally published in CBN News The 2020 signing of the Abraham Accords marked an historic turning point in the Middle East. At a gathering in Rome last week, leaders from several nations began working to spread the principles of the accords to other nations. The Rome event was called the […]
Hopes high for move of Holy Spirit in Qatar during World Cup
By Open Doors Christian leaders in Qatar are hopeful that the World Cup taking place in the wealthy Muslim nation from November 20 to December 18 provides opportunities to advance the Gospel in the nation which is rated by Open Doors as the 18th most dangerous country to be a […]