ISRAEL'S MESSIANIC JEWS UNDER ATTACK

It's good to see the mainstream media pick up on this story. Time is now reporting on the plight of the Messianic Jews in Israel, the vicious attacks they have endured from the orthodox Jews, and the recent attempted murder of 15 year old Ami Ortiz, son of Messianic Pastor David Ortiz. Perhaps if the heat is turned up high enough on the Orthodox as this story stays front and center, the Israeli government will bring to justice those Orthodox reponsible for these attacks on the Messianics of Israel instead of looking the other way. The Orthodox Jewish establishment was hostile toward Jewish Christians and Christ himself in early New Testament times, and they still are today. Nothing's changed. The story follows.
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The flyers appeared everywhere inside the Jewish settlement of Ariel, on car windshields and telephone poles, and in bus shelters. "Beware," it read, "these are the members of the Jewish Missionary Cult. They are baptizing Jews into Christianity." Included was a photo of Pastor David Ortiz and his address.

Ortiz didn't give it a thought. His Jewish neighbors liked him, and so did Ariel's mayor, who found Ortiz, originally from Brooklyn, useful in recruiting funds and political support from American and German Evangelicals for this stone-clad settlement on a breezy hilltop inside Palestinian territory.

But somebody disliked Ortiz and his beliefs enough to try to kill him and his family. Continues

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Just out on You Tube from Israel's Channel 1 T.V. Watch it here. The report on Ami Ortiz Purim Package Bomb. This is the report that the police of Israel tried to prevent Channel 1 T.V. from showing and took Channel 1 to court twice and lost. The report, which is vividly graphic and reveals the extensive injuries Ami received throughout his entire body from the Purim package bomb that was delivered to his home and exploded, was shown on Channel 1 Israel on May 30, 2008 and is a very recent report. It is highly suspected that orthodox Jews were behind this henious crime.Part 1Part 2

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Ami Ortiz and the Purim Package Bomb One Year Later

A true miracle, young Ami Ortiz, a Messianic believer in Yeshua in Israel, who suffered from life threatening injuries after a Purim package bomb he opened exploded, is now 16 years old and playing his favorite sport of basketball.

Read about "Ami's Miracle "Thriving after Holiday Bomb", and the forgiveness he has for those not yet apprehended for this crime against him and see a short video presented by CBN . We can all benefit from a lesson in forgiveness that our Lord Jesus taught us written in Matthew's Gospel Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, Bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven....: 5:43-48, and

the Jewish Apostle Paul taught in Romans 12:19-21 "Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord. Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head. Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

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Jay Sekulow Assists Persecuted Jews of Israel -Ami Ortiz Case

Persecuted Jews, Ami Ortiz of Israel receive help from American Jay Sekulow, Chief Counsel for the American Center of Law and Justice in pressing Israel in the Ami Ortiz attempted murder case.
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Americans Press Israel to Find Culprits in Attack on Pastor's Home
CNSNews.com Jerusalem Bureau ChiefJune 23, 2008Jerusalem (CNSNews.com)
An American lawyer is pressing Israel to move ahead with the investigation into the bomb attack on the home of Messianic pastor. The pastor's son was seriously injured in March, when he opened a gift basket that had been rigged with explosives."Justice has to be served," said Jay Sekulow, chief counsel for the American Center for Law and Justice, a Washington-based conservative civil liberties law firm."This was an attempted murder because of religious belief," Sekulow told Cybercast News Service in a telephone interview. Sekulow, who is currently visiting Israel, said he and other lawyers want to make sure that there is no "trend" of religious persecution developing here.
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From Israel: Update on Messianic Jewish Crime Against Ami Ortiz and Police Investigation

The entire world is watching the Israeli police investigation into the attempted murder of Messianic Jew, Ami Ortiz as evangelical Christian organizations, as well as prominent American Attorney Jay Sekulow, are pressuring the Israeli government authorities to solve this case.

 Leah is reporting some very positive results with this case since Christians world-wide have been pressuring the Israeli officials and World Watch Daily is reporting these latest developments. To God be the glory. Be sure to read about this latest news from Israel concerning Ami Ortiz's medical progress and the new developments taking place regarding the investigation itself, and keep those emails going to the Israeli government because Leah reports that they have helped immensely.

Here's an email addy for starters: MfaAdmin@mfa.gov.il

Anti-Christian 'Cleansing' Campaign Picks Up Pace in Gaza

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The IsraelNationalNews has an interesting and well documented account of attacks on Christians in Gaza, and Israel's Islamic enemies who are responsible for these attacks.

• The Christian community in Gaza numbers around 3,000. According to the Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center at the Israel Intelligence Heritage & Commemoration Center (IICC), the attacks on Christians have included the following: More here
  

I find it unbelievable that the Israelis and their infamous, highly skilled intelligence service can't seem to identify the terrorist culprits responsible for the numerous documented vicious attacks on the Messianic Jews in Israel by the Orthodox Jews; perhaps because it is of their own, and they are "looking the other way." Nine weeks have passed by since the attempted murder of 15 year old Messianic Jew Ami Ortiz who was attacked when a Purim gift package delivered to his home blew up in his face, critically wounding him, and the corrupt orthodox Israeli law enforcement officials still have not arrested anyone for this crime. CBN is reporting today that a video report has been done on Ami Oritz to be shown on Channel 1 Israel TV and the Israeli police tried to stop it from being shown, and took Channel 1 into court twice to keep the report from being shown, but the Israeli police lost, and the report was shown.

Please continue to pray for the perpetrators of these crimes against the Messianic Jews of Israel, and that they will be brought to justice.

Related Story: Turning Up The 'Heat' On Messianic Jews

Ami Ortiz Report-Persecuted Messianic Jews of Israel

Just out on You Tube from Israel's Channel 1 T.V. Watch it here.

The report on Ami Ortiz Purim Package Bomb. This is the report that the police of Israel tried to prevent Channel 1 T.V. from showing and took Channel 1 to court twice and lost.

The report, which is vividly graphic and reveals the extensive injuries Ami received throughout his entire body from the Purim package bomb that was delivered to his home and exploded, was shown on Channel 1 Israel on May 30, 2008 and is a very recent report. It is highly suspected that orthodox Jews were behind this henious crime.

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ISRAEL: SUPREME COURT ORDERS MINISTRY OF INTERIOR: STOP PERSECUTING JEWISH BELIEVERS!

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Strange, there is no news coming out of the major news media concerning this precedent setting Israeli Supreme Court decision April 17th, finding in favor of Messianic Jews and the law of return. Here's another article that I came across from the Baptist press today which elaborates a bit more on this landmark decision.

"It's really a huge decision because the court apparently further ordered the Israeli Ministry of Interior to stop persecuting Jewish believers," Sibley said. "Some of the very Orthodox Jewish sectors of society had taken positions in the Ministry of Interior and had been using their positions to revoke believers' citizenship, deny visas and generally harass not only Jewish believers in Jesus but also Christian workers in Israel."

The Supreme Court's decision should alleviate some of the pressure that Jewish believers and foreign Christian workers have felt in Israel, Sibley said, adding that he "can't help but believe" the ruling is related to a terrorist attack on the Messianic community that occurred in March. In that incident, 15 year old Ami Ortiz, whose parents are noted Messianic congregational leaders in Ariel, opened a bomb disguised as a gift delivered to his home. He suffered extensive damage to his body but is expected to recover after at least a year of treatment. Though a police investigation is ongoing, anti-missionary Orthodox Jews were among those originally suspected as perpetrators.

Here's an updated report on the progress and outpouring of prayers from around the world for Ami Ortiz and his family. Let us continue to pray for and support this family, as well as all of the Messianic Jews of Israel first and foremost as they labor in winning more Jewish people in Israel to salvation by grace through faith in the Messiah Jesus.

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ISRAEL: CHRISTIAN ZIONIST LEADER HAGEE IGNORS BELIEVER'S FAMILY

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For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself." Galatians 6:2,3
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Recently I reported here about an Israeli Messianic Pastor's son who was critically injured when he opened a delivered package that was explosive and full of sharpnel. This story has made worldwide news and headlines, and Christian brothers and sisters from all over the world have sent their prayers to Ami and the Ortiz family of Ariel, Israel, and Ami is making miraculously progress in his recovery, though he still has a long rehabilitation period ahead of him.

An updated report on Ami's progress can be found here. Interesting, the report notes:

"Megachurch leader John Hagee, who just brought hundreds of Christians on a "stand with Israel" tour came to Ariel on April 3 to "bring comfort to the Israeli people," and yet completely ignored this Israeli family who was in need of comfort....only four blocks from their well-publicized performance. One Ariel believer who attended this "night to honor those who honor Israel" asked a member of Hagee's delegation if they knew about the Ortizes and their trauma. Apparently the tour leaders did know, but they left town without so much as sending a note of encouragement. May the Lord forgive them-we got more support from the nonbelieving mayor of Ariel than from these prominent brothers and sisters."

Israel's Messianic Jews: Some Call it a Miracle

Since the brutal attack on Ami Ortiz, the Messianic Jews of Israel have been in the spotlight, with mass media coverage from Christian bloggers to secular media covering their persecuted plight in Israel.  Out of all of this, some good news appears to be surfacing.

CBN is reporting that

In Israel, a resurgence in the number of Jews who believe in Jesus is getting a lot of attention. Many leaders say it's the strongest growth since the time of Jesus and that the Messianic movement could be on the brink of a great revival.

"This is the first time where we've seen Israeli society in general being so open to consider who Yeshua is," said Messianic leader Asher Intrater. "This is a real miracle, and there's beginning to be grace and favor with us in the land." Continues here

ISRAEL: MESSIANIC JEWS CLAIM VICTORY IN SUPREME COURT

This is a precedent setting case for our Messianic brothers and sisters in Israel where the Israeli Supreme Court found in favor of our Jewish brethren in the Lord! No longer can the government of Israel discriminate and deny Jewish believers in Jesus the Messiah of Israel their Jewish citizenship in the land of Israel simply because they believe in the Messiahship of Jesus. CBN News reports the story as follows:

The Supreme Court of Israel ruled Wednesday that being a Messianic Jew cannot prevent Israeli citizenship if the Jewish descent is from the person's father's side. Twelve Messianic Jewish believers brought their case to the court after being denied citizenship because of being part of the Messianic Jewish community."This is yet another battle won in our war to establish equality in Israel for the Messianic Jewish community just like every other legitimate steam of faith within the Jewish world," said Calev Myers, founder and chief counsel of the Jerusalem Institute of Justice. His group represented the 12 men and women in court.Many of the applicants received letters saying they would not receive citizenship because they "commit missionary activity". One was told that because she "committed missionary activity," she was "acting against the interests of the State of Israel and against the Jewish people.""These allegations are not only untrue, but they also do not constitute legal grounds to deny one's right to immigrate to Israel," Myers explained in a press release.

Israeli Messianic Jews began speaking out more after an attack on Messianic teen, Ami Ortiz, last month during the Purim holiday.According to halacha (Jewish religious law), the blood line through the father does not make his offspring Jewish.Here, from Derek's blog, is another article about this wonderful news! Quoted in part:"Furthermore, they ordered the Ministry of Interior (which has a lot of Orthodox Jewish staff who regularly make life difficult for Messianic Jews) to halt all discrimination against Messianic Jews in Israel."Let us all rejoice!

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