Christian-Jewish Relations

October 26, 2023

Philos asking Christians to bring white roses to synagogues in solidarity on Oct. 26

Philos graphic Christians across 100 cities will be showing up in their local Jewish communities with white roses on Oct. 26, to express solidarity with the Jewish community and respond to the 1200 percent increase in antisemitism since October 7, […]
October 24, 2023

Why aren’t more Christian leaders standing up for Israel?

A painting of Esther, Ahasuerus and Haman by Rembrandt. Credit: Google Art Project/Wikipedia. by Destiny Albritton (JNS) — Christians love to quote the famous phrase “for such a time as this,” said by Mordechai in the book of Esther. We […]
July 26, 2023

African-American Christians seek to fulfill MLK’s dream in Israel

Members of a 200-strong delegation of African-American Christian women meet with the Knesset’s Christian Allies Caucus in Jerusalem on Tuesday, July 25, 2023. Credit: Courtesy. by Etgar Lefkovits (JNS) — A delegation of 200 African-American Christian women met on July […]
June 20, 2023

Jewish-Christian traditional values collaboration deepens on some college campuses

Yeshiva University campus. Credit: Wikimedia Commons. by Irit Tratt (JNS) — Results from a Wall Street Journal-NORC poll released this year confirmed that Americans are deviating from religious faith. The study found 39 percent of those surveyed said that religion […]
June 15, 2023

Evangelical leader decries mainstream church efforts to malign Israel

Rev. Peter Fast, CEO-elect of Bridges for Peace, and his predecessor, Rev. Rebecca Brimmer, in Jerusalem, June 13, 2023. Credit: Courtesy of Bridges for Peace. by Etgar Lefkovits (JNS) — A concerted effort is underway by some mainstream churches to […]
June 10, 2023

Pat Robertson: “Problematic but essential” friend of the Jews

Rev. Pat Robertson. Source: YouTube. by Jonathan Tobin (JNS) — Rev. Pat Robertson was the kind of person who inspired not only love and rage, but a great deal of intellectual confusion. One need only read the exchange between then […]
June 9, 2023

Netanyahu ‘deeply saddened’ by death of Pat Robertson, ‘a great friend of Israel’

Televangelist Pat Robertson during his “Operation Blessing” visit to Victory Fellowship Church in Metairie, La., Feb. 12, 2006. Credit: Paparazzo Presents via Wikimedia Commons. (JNS) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, said they were “deeply saddened” […]
May 11, 2023

Why Christian Prayers for Israel Matter

by Jonathan Feldstein There’s an incredible, phenomenal, global phenomenon taking place with millions of Christians fasting and praying for Israel this month. While the phenomenon of Christians praying for Israel is not new, this may be the first time that […]
May 3, 2023

Israel’s relations with Christian world a ‘strategic imperative’

MK Yuli Edelstein addresses Christian supporters of Israel at the Knesset in Jerusalem, May 2, 2023. Courtesy. by Etgar Lefkovits (JNS) — The relationship between the Jewish state and the Christian world is a strategic imperative unparalleled in two millennia, […]
March 23, 2023

Israeli bill to prevent proselytizing killed, but hard feelings remain

by Jonathan Feldstein On March 19, a story broke on All Israel News about a bill that was introduced in Israel’s Knesset that was complicated, controversial, and confusing. From there, the story was picked up by others and created a […]
February 23, 2023

IFCJ ups aid to Jews in Ukraine

Jews in Ukraine in need of food, medical items and more receive aid from on-site volunteers supported by the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, February 2023. Photo by Avishag Shaar-Yashuv. One year into the war in Ukraine, the International […]